Rules A

Yellow Cab Driver must go to:

Charge by the meter:
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Bronx
Charge by Flat-Rate:
Newark Airport
West Chester County
Nassau County

Question : Which of the following destinations can a yellow cab driver refuse?
a. City Island (Bronx)
b. Roosevelt Island (Queens)
c. Coney Island (Brooklyn)
d. Fire Island (Suffolk County)
Answer: d. Fire Island (Suffolk County, Long Island). Drivers choice. Taxi fare by the flat-rate book.

Question : Which of the following destinations can a yellow cab driver refuse?
a. Starrett City (Brooklyn)
b. Co-op City (Bronx)
c. Lefrak City (Queens)
d. Union City (NJ)
Answer: d.Union City (NJ). Drivers choice. Taxi fare by the flat-rate book.

Question : Which of the following destinations can a yellow cab driver refuse?
a. Atlantic City (NJ)
b. Battery Park City (Manhattan)
c. Long Island City (Queens)
d. Valley Stream (Nassau County, Long Island)
Answer: a. Atlantic City (NJ). Drivers choice. Taxi fare by the flat-rate book.

Question : Which of the following destinations can a yellow cab driver refuse?
a. Redhook (Brooklyn)

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b. Rosedale (Queens)
c. Riverdale (Bronx)
d. Riverhead (Suffolk County, Long Island)
Answer: d. Riverhead (Suffolk County, Long Island). Drivers choice. Taxi fare by the flat-rate book.

Probationary Period:
First year with hack license.
During Probationary period
Found Guilty on 3 tickets for moving violations: Revoke Yellow Cab License for 1 year. [PENALTY]
Found Guilty on 2 speeding tickets: Revoke Yellow Cab License for 1 year.

[PENALTY]

Moving Violation: Police giving ticket for wrong driving.

found guilty. Revocation of hack license.

In 15 months
3 moving violations and found guilty. Must go to LaGuardia College, pay $75 and take the 8 hours remedial
refresher class. If not Yellow Cab License is suspended.
In 15 months
6 points on Chauffers License. Yellow cab license is suspended for 30 days. Yellow, Green, Black. Yellow Cab
License must be surrendered.
In 15 months
10 points on Chauffers License. Yellow Cab License is revoked for 1 year. To get the hack license you have apply
after one year with a new exam.
Every ticket stays on record for 18 months.

Passenger wants to come from Newark Airport to Manhattan. Must refuse.

If you take a passenger at Newark Airport:
$500 fine
$250 fine. 1 day Jail.

Rules B
Question: 4 passengers enter into your taxi and want to make 4 stops. What will you do?
Answer: No problem. Last passenger pays the meter fare.

Gratuity (Bribe)
Taxi dispatcher-> Government Employee (@ the airport, train station, bus terminal)
if any of these people ask you (Yellow Cab Driver) for bribe, what will you do? Call 311 and report to the
department of investigation.

Workers Compensation:
When a taxi driver is injured while driving a taxi, hes getting money to say home (from who? The state
government?). He must cease/stop driving and must surrender his Yellow Cab License.

Question: Which of the following is not a rule Violation?

a. I will not take you to Brooklyn, Im a new driver.
b. You must go to Jimmys BBQ Restaurant.
c. You have to Pay First.
d. Would you like me to turn on the air conditioner?
Answer: d. Would you like me to turn on the air conditioner?

Question: Where a taxi driver/ Yellow Cab Driver is NOT allowed to pick up a passenger?
a. No Standing
b. No Parking.
c. No Stopping.
d. No Idling.
Answer: c. No Stopping.

Prejudice:
Question: Which of the following is a prejudice?
a. I do not like people who are gay.
b. I hate a woman passenger.
c. I do not like passengers who are teenagers.
d. All of them.
Answer: d. All of them.

Rules B
Question: Which of the following city agency cannot write a sumon to a NYC Yellow Cab Driver?
a. NYC Department of traffic.
b. NYC Department of Parks.
c. NYC Department of Sanitation.
d. NYC Department of Health.
Answer: d. NYC Department of Health.

Engine idling:
3 minutes limit.
1 minute limit near a school.
Authorities that can issue a ticket for idling:
1. NYPD
2. NYC Department of Traffic
3. NYC Department of Park
4. EPA- Environment Protection Agency

Question: A person enters into your cab and does not speak English. What will you do?
Answer: Find someone who speaks the same language and translate in English.

Question: When can a passenger solicit a passenger at a bus stop?

Answer: Only when hailed.

Question: Which of the following is not a hazardous act?

a. Tailgating.
b. Speeding.
c. Improper Lane Change.
d. Refuse.
Answer: d. Refuse.

Ambrose Searles Move-Over Act

if a policeman stops on the with the lights on, you must signal and move over to the middle.

Windshield Wipers
Wind shield wipers on. Head lights on low beam.

Rules C
Coopers law:
Taxi driver while driving a taxi seriously injures of kills a passenger. His hack license will be suspended and can be
revoked after investigation. [PENALTY]

Requirements to obtain NYC hack license:

1. Must be 19 years or older.
2. Applicant must have a valid drivers license from: NY/NJ/PA/CT
3. Applicant must not be addicted to drugs
4. Applicant must read and understand English.
Passengers Bill of Rights: where is the Bill of Rights displayed? ***
1. Clean Taxi
2. Smoke-free
3. Radio-free taxi
4. A/C On/Off
5. Use the shortest route.

Animals with the Passenger

Service Animal (Dog/cat/Monkey) is used a disabled of handicapped person. City provides the animal to the
disabled person.
The Service Animal has a handle and a jacket and does not have a leash. It also has an ID.
Pet on a leash : Chain put around a dogs neck.
Drivers choice whether the driver wants to take a pet on leash. The taxi driver has the right to pick up or refuse.
Pet in a parse
Drivers choice whether the driver wants to take the passenger. The taxi driver has the right to pick up or refuse.
Pet in a kennel cage:
Taxi driver cannot refuse and must pick up the customer.

Parking on a hill
Downhill: Turn steering wheel towards the curb
Uphill: Turn steering wheel away from the curb.
On both cases driver must use the hand-brake.

Question: Passenger is in a wheel-chair and wants to sit in the front. What will you do?
Answer: The taxi driver will put the wheel-chair in the trunk.

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Question: Passenger is carrying luggage. What will you do?
Answer: Help the passenger load and unload luggage at no extra charge.
Capacity in a yellow-cab: 4 adults (18+) and 1 child.

Speed Limits
Speed-limit on a local street:
Speed limit for a yellow or green cab on a local NYC street is 25mph.
Putting the Seat-belt on is drivers choice.
Speed-limit on a highway:
Speed limit for a Yellow or Green Cab on a NYC highway is 55mph.
Seat-belt must be worn on a highway.
On FDR Speed Limit is 40mhp. Seat-belt is a must.
Penalties for Speeding
If youre driving 45mph on local streets. 20 miles faster than the speed limit. 4 points on your license and $250
fine. (points on hack license or drivers license?) ***[PENALTY]
If youre driving at 70mph or 45mph over the speed limit on local streets. Hack license is revoked. Judge decides
the fine.

[PENALTY]

School bus flashing red lights. Traffic on both sides must stop and have to be away from the bus by 20 feet. You
can drive after flashing stops.
You can use electronic device (handheld cell phones and blue tooth) ONLY when youre legally parked. If you use
it at other times and NYPD catches you 5 points on your chauffers license and 3 points on TLC Hack License.

[PENALTY]
Blind spot is the area of the traffic that is not visible in the rear view mirror.
How do you reduce hydroplaning: by slowing down and using tires with good threads.

Skid right, turn right for rear wheel.

Skid right, turn left for front wheel.

Tailgating
Following the car in front of you very closely.
Question: When a car is tailgating you what will you do?
Answer: Slow down and let them pass.

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Puddle of water: Water on the road. What will you do?
Answer: Slow down.
Over Charging
cheating a customer more than $10 will lead to revocation of Hack License.
Overcharging the customer less than $10: [PENALTY]
1st time will lead to $350 to $500 fine
2nd time will lead to $1000 fine and 30 days suspension of the Hack License
3rd time will lead to $1000 fine and revocation of the Hack License.

Question: When will a Yellow Cab Driver ask a passenger the destination?
Answer: When the passenger is inside the taxi and the door is closed.
Refusal [PENALTY]
1st time will lead to $300 to $500 fine.
2nd time will lead to $1000 fine and 30 day suspension of the Hack License.
3rd time will lead to $1000 fine and revocation of the hack license.

Probationary License
1st year Hack License.
When will TLC NOT renew the Probationary License?
Answer:
1. Criminal Conviction
2. DWI: Driving While Intoxicated
3. Fail the Drug Test
4. Moving Violations
5. Speeding Tickets.

Rules D
Question: Youre driving and the hood of your taxi flies open. What will you do?
Answer: Youll check your rear view mirror. Stop. Put the hazard light on and move the car to the side.

Question: Theres an ambulance coming from the opposite side with the lights on. What will you do?
Answer: Pull over on the right side.

Question: What will you do if your gas pedal gets stuck?

Answer: Put/hook your foot under the gas pedal and pull it up.

Question: Theres a slow moving motor-cycle in front of you. How Will you overtake?
Answer: You cannot overtake. You have to wait.

TPEP Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Project (Electronics on the Taxi) for picking up a wheel chaired
passenger
$6 for under Half Mile + Meter Fare
$10 for Half Mile + Meter Fare
$15 for more than a Mile + Meter Fare
$5 waiting charge for waiting for more than 10 minutes.

Taxi Stands
Active Taxi Stand: Line is moving (Example: Taxi Stand at JFK)
Relief Taxi Stand: Where taxis can be parked. Max time allowed 1 hour. [PENALTY]

Question: Two lesbians are kissing in the back seat. What will you do?
a. Give them a Bible
b. Call 911
c. Ask them to stop.
d. Keep driving
Answer: d. Keep Driving

Payment Method:
Yellow Cab driver must have change for $20 and must always accept credit and debit cards.

Rules D
Yellow Cab Inspection every 4 months/ 3 times a year.
Green Cab Inspection every 6 months/ 2 times a year.
Never leave money inside the cab during inspection. Theyll think that youre trying to bribe them.

Question: When can a Yellow Cab Driver refuse a customer?

Legal Reasons
1. Off-duty
2. Already have a passenger
3. Picking up another passenger on the same block

4. Going to pick a wheel-chaired passenger

5. Customer is smoking
6. Customer is intoxicated

7. Out of town ride: NJ, CT, Atlantic City, West Chester County, Newark Airport
Cannot refuse if working under eight hours.
Can refuse if working over 8 hours non-stop. Drivers choice.

8. Pet on leash. Drivers choice.

9. Green Cab cannot pick up a customer below East 96th Street and West 110th Street.
Green cabs cannot pick up a customer from JFK/LaGuardia Airport. [PENALTY]

10. Passenger has an article that can damage the taxi (big flat screen TV)
Passenger has an item that can create a problem with safe driving (big box that will block the view of the rear view
mirror).

Horn
When can a Yellow Cab Driver use a horn?
Answer: Only in an emergency to warn an animal or a pedestrian.

Rules D
Accident
Must inform the owner of the taxi.
If you do not inform the owner of the taxi 3 points on Hack License + Fine [PENALTY]

Exchange of information after an accident

Private Car
1. Name
2. Drivers License #
3. Insurance Information
4. Registration Information
Yellow Cab
1. Name
2. Driver License #
3. Hack License #
4. Rate Card information
Yellow Cab Driver must keep copy of the other drivers information and police report for yourself and for the
garage.
Lost Property
Must try to return it to the owner
or
Take it to the nearest police precinct.

Head-light
Question: When can a Yellow Cab Driver turn the head-light on?
Answer: A Yellow Cab Driver can turn the head-light on 30 minutes after sunrise and 30 minutes before sunset.

Group Rides
7am to 10am Monday through Friday
79th Street and York Avenue going to Financial District
4 passengers, fare $6 each.

Dispatch Equipment Inoperable

When Dispatch Equipment (applies to Wheel-Chair accessible cabs) is inoperable a driver must return to the
garage within 1 hour or at the end of the shift which comes first.

Rules D
Rate Card
Insurance and Registration of the Yellow Cab
Unspecified Rate Card/Insurance: Garage Taxi
Specified Rate Card/Insurance: Privately Owned Taxi
What information is displayed on the Rate Card?
Answer:
1. Insured by TLC
2. Medallion #
3. Rate of fare
4. Capacity: 4 Adults (18+) and 1 Child

Threat/Harassment/Abuse to a passenger will lead to

Fine $350 to $1000 and suspension of the Hack License for 30 days. [PENALTY]
Physcial threat to a customer will lead to [PENALTY]
1. $500 to $1500 fine
2. suspension of the Hack License for 60 days
or
Revocation of the Hack License

SHL Street Hail Livery (Green Cab)

TLC issues permit for 3 years
1st year sell for $1500
Every 3 years fee is $4500

[PENALTY] for Green Cab for pick-up out of the Hail Zone
th

Under East 96 Street

Under West 110th Street
1st time $500 fine
nd
2 time $750 fine
3rd time $1500 fine and revocation of the Green Cab License