Taxicabs of the United States area. The president of United Cab discourages his drivers from carrying firearms, instead advising them to accelerate the car and crash into a lamppost or even a police car if they are threatened with a gun. Uber is a major competitor to taxi companies, providing on-demand for-hire car service through a smartphone app in many US cities. Uber services are generally treated as black-car services from a legal standpoint and are not generally regulated under Taxi laws. This can cause friction with both local governments and taxi companies. In June 2015, the city council voted unanimously to increase taxi fares;
Taxi (pinball) least 200 sample games were shipped with 'Marilyn' before the change was made. Mark Ritchie explained also in the book "The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present", that the name 'Lola' was taken from the 1970s song "Lola" about a transvestite, that fits also to her muscular arms on the backglass. "Get ready for the taxi everyone's going to be lining up for!" "The one taxi Lola, Gorbie, Santa, Dracula... and operators everywhere are hailing!" "The one taxi Marilyn, Gorbie, Santa, Dracula... and operators everywhere are hailing!" "Taxi" was formerly available simulated in "The Pinball Arcade" on any platform until WMS