The regulations established in this article shall be observed
in the operation and driving of every taxicab upon the public highways
of the Town.
No person shall operate a taxicab or limousine on the public
highways of the Town unless the taxicab or limousine shall be duly
licensed as provided in this chapter.
No person shall drive any taxicab upon the streets of the Town
unless there are displayed in the taxicab, in a manner in which they
are clearly visible and can be readily observed by all passengers
therein, the license of the driver and a schedule of the maximum fares
applicable within the Town.
The driver of a taxicab shall at all times remain in the driver's
compartment or immediately adjacent to his taxicab when the vehicle
is in any public place, except that when necessary, a driver may be
absent from his cab for not more than 20 consecutive minutes.
A.
No taxicab driver shall solicit passengers except while parked or
standing at a taxi stand and except when sitting in the driver's compartment
of the taxicab or while standing immediately adjacent thereto, nor
in a loud or annoying tone of voice; nor by a sign; nor shall a taxicab
driver in any manner annoy, obstruct the movement of or follow any
person for the purpose of soliciting patronage.
B.
No taxicab driver shall cruise in search of passengers.
No taxicab driver shall stop to pick up any additional passengers
while proceeding to the destination of any passengers then occupying
the taxicab without the consent of all such passengers.
Except when the passengers of a taxicab do not consent to the
picking up of additional passengers, no taxicab driver shall refuse
or neglect to convey any orderly person upon request, unless previously
engaged to full capacity or unless the transportation of such person
shall substantially delay or inconvenience passengers who have already
engaged his taxicab.
If a taxicab is carrying two or more persons to different destinations,
the driver shall be the sole judge of the order in which such persons
shall be delivered to their destination, and the route which shall
be followed in so delivering them.
No passenger in a taxicab shall be kept waiting longer than
five minutes before proceeding to his announced destination.
A.
No taxicab shall park or stand on any public street or place other
than at a taxi stand designated or established and so marked pursuant
to a resolution of the Town Board.
All accidents in which any taxicab or limousine shall be involved
shall be reported to the County Police Department within 24 hours
after the happening thereof.
Each taxicab or limousine driver, as soon as practicable after
his taxicab or limousine is emptied of passengers, shall carefully
search his vehicle for any property left there by any passenger and,
if he shall find any such property, he shall immediately deliver it
to the Police Department having jurisdiction.
Each taxicab or limousine driver shall obey all laws and ordinances,
rules and regulations while driving the vehicle and, upon conviction
for any offense, misdemeanor or felony, shall report the conviction
within five days to the Town Clerk, advising him of the nature of
the offense and the name and location of the court and the date on
which such conviction was had.
No taxicab owner or driver shall demand or suggest that any
passenger or prospective passenger pay a fare larger than that authorized.
Each person licensed as a taxicab owner under this chapter shall
maintain continuous service, seven days each week, 24 hours each day,
from at least one depot or terminal, except that individual owner
drivers shall maintain continuous service at least eight hours per
day and at least five days each week.
Each driver shall keep a written record of all trips showing
the time and place each passenger engaged in his taxicab and the time
and place he left such taxicab on a form approved by the Town Clerk.
Such record shall be retained by the owner of such taxicab for at
least one year, and shall be subject to inspection by the Town Clerk,
his agent or any member of the County Police Department.
No trailer or semitrailer shall be attached or secured to a
taxicab or limousine while it is being used to transport passengers.
