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;
The Girl in the Taxi (play) by composer Benjamin Hapgood Burt. Stange's adaptation premiered at the Cort Theatre in Chicago on January 16, 1910. After running in Chicago and Boston, "The Girl in the Taxi" appeared on Broadway at the Astor Theatre on October 24, 1910. It played there for six weeks with 48 performances. The Girl in the Taxi (play) The Girl in the Taxi is a three-act musical comedy written by Stanislaus Stange, with music by Benjamin Hapgood Burt. It is one of several adaptations of "Le Fils à papa", a French comedy by Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières. Producer Albert H. Woods staged