Boston Police arrested a 26 year-old male from Arlington for operating under the influence at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sunday. Officers observed a Honda Civic colliding with a taxi cab near Arlington Street and Columbus Ave and approached both operators to help. Neither driver needed medical attention. Officers smelled alcohol on the driver of the Honda and observed his "speech was slurred, balance compromised and eyes glassy." He admitted havng two beers and failed a field sobriety test. [BPDNews.com]
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The last Coakley-Brown-Kennedy debate is happening tonight. [WBZ]
Polls are indicating that low voter-turnout could send Scott Brown (and his happy trail) to the Senate. [Pollster]
How many states does Mitt Romney vote in? He no longer lives in state but has sent in a ballot for next week's election. [Boston Herald]
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Drastic Boston Taxi News: An all-hybrid cab fleet by 2015, fares are going up, credit cards will be accepted in all cabs, and drivers can't use cell phones when they have passengers! [Allston Tab]
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Results tagged “taxi”
Usually, Bostonist doesn't help criminals. Something about that pesky thing turns us off. But, the two 24-year olds who were arrested for allegedly roughing up a cabbie in the South End on Saturday might need some assistance. This is like a teachable moment.
The does-what-it-says-on-the-tin "Taxi Fare Calculator" reasonably approximates the route and costs of a cab ride from any two spots within the Boston metro and dozens of cities in the US and abroad.
Mike Cialowicz took a photo of a typical urban scenario, taxis. Using light to draw you into the photo, this is an excellent take on a daily scene.
Driving a cab can't be easy. Everyone complains about you, you get weirdos in the back seat, it's dangerous, and sometimes people jump without paying. Add the high gas prices into the mix, and you wonder why anyone would be a cab driver. Now, cab drivers say that the gas prices are taking a huge chunk out of their take-home pay, and they want higher fares.
--The recent toll hikes just keep on giving. Your cab ride from the airport into Boston just got more expensive. Now that the Big Dig no longer seems to be swallowing people (at least not at the moment), it is content with swallowing our money. [Boston Globe]
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