Update: Driver for hire training moved to Friday December 17th Toronto Council
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Supplementary Staff report advises against new driver training elements, accepting previous training, mandating in-car tests
of the December 15/16 Toronto City Council meeting, Licensing and Standards staff submitted a Supplementary Staff report on December 13. The report recommends, among other things, that there be no change to the driver training program for which they have already issued and closed a Request for Proposals; training not be restricted to that provided by public institutions; that drivers trained previous to 2016 not be exempted from the new training; that the City not dictate whether training should be online, in-class, in-car or a combination of methods; and that modules on sexual harassment and discrimination be mandatory, but not an in-car component.
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What do Truckers want for Christmas?
Road Warrior News conducted an informal survey of over 100 truck drivers and asked the question, “What are the gifts you would most like to receive for Christmas?
Once we got past the fantasy gifts that provided humour and colour but no actual shopping advice (these included “a new job,” “a load home,” “a better dispatcher” and “a day without stupidity”) the majority of suggestions fell into these categories:
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Heads’ up! Drunk driver’s dashcam footage released by Burnaby RCMP
Drunk driver on the wrong side of the road, headed for the ditch. Photo: Burnaby RCMP With the holiday season approaching, Burnaby RCMP has released dash-cam video of a recently-convicted impaired driver to illustrate the dangers of drinking and driving.
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Uber’s business model found to be unlawful in London High Court ruling
In a landmark ruling, the United Kingdom’s High Court Administrative Court has refused Uber London’s application to declare its controversial gig-economy business model lawful.
Uber, despite the Supreme Court worker rights ruling, sought a declaration from the High Court that it is lawful for Uber’s drivers to continue to contract directly with Uber’s passengers for transport services. Uber argued that its role was confined merely to that of an internet booking agent and that it was not a party to any contract for the provision of transport.
Read MoreAccessible training refreshers: Co-op’s course is approved by MLS
satisfy the accessible refresher requirement. I’ve included a link to our website of the approved vendors (Taxicab or Limousine Driver (Vehicle-for-Hire Driver) – City of Toronto). The approved vendors are listed under the Accessible Driver Training tab.
Read MoreBurlington Taxi closes its doors
Taxi News, along with thousands of Burlington residents and politicians, was saddened to hear the news of Burlington Taxi’s closure. Reporter Mike Beggs is working on an in-depth story which we will post as soon as possible.
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“We could all be deplatformed, at any minute, for any reason. That’s the whole point.”
Despite the fact that Uber has a clear directive on its website that parents are required to supply a car seat for children that need them, drivers are often asked to ignore the law and transport the kids without the safety seat, Phillips says.
“In this case, the parent complained that my refusal was based on racism, which is ridiculous,” says Phillips, who is a well-known activist for the rights of rideshare drivers “However, both companies used the opportunity to deplatform me, I suspect because of my activism work. I think anyone would find the timing suspicious.”
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Transport trucker, police both block traffic for Peterburgers peaceful protest
A transport truck and local police both helped stop traffic for an anti-discrimination, anti-vaccine passport protest at Peterburgers restaurant in Peterborough on Saturday, November 27th.
Peterburgers, located at 25 George Street North, has been served with a cease and desist order by Peterborough Public Health for refusing to demand customers show Ontario’s Vaccine Passport in order to eat in the restaurant. Owners Roy Allen and Nicole Comber maintain they simply want to sell burgers, not enforce identification mandates.
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