All over the world taxi drivers have suffered or seen many incidents, and to improve this situation there is a good solution, in Mexico it is called Vigilante Taxi Drivers. Basically the taxi drivers use their 3G cellphone to send a message to the police, and thanks to the system they are using - GPS - the message contains the exact location of the incident, which means the cops can get to the spot pretty fast and help the needed.

As you can imagine, the incidents can go from car accidents, to street fights, and many other scenarios. There are over 5,000 lusacel cellphones that taxi drivers have, and they have reported over 10,000 incidents. The best part is that the government provides the devices for free, with a bit of credit to send the messages.

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The TLC or the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City has been thinking lately about block taxi drivers from using a cell phone while they’re driving a cab in NYC. That’s part of the “Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Program”. Is that fair? I mean everyone of us is taking cellphones to work. Sure driving while using a cellphone isn’t recommended but that’s why the mobile God up there invented hands-free devices which keep your hands on the steering wheel. After all I don’t care if the driver is chatting on the phone while he’s driving me to where I need to be. And let’s not forget that everyone is expecting calls all the time and some of them are real emergencies!

Where would we be without cellphones? What do you think, should cab drivers have their cellphone access blocked while working?

via WCBS

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Followers of the Soundview Executive Book Summaries will be glad to note that the company has announced the release of the Leadership iPhone Apps for the busy executives. This is the first installment of the three part series which can be accessed anytime, anywhere.

The key benefit of the Soundview summary apps is that they’re available anytime, anywhere, without a laptop. Busy executives can download and enjoy a book summary on the train, in a taxi, or while waiting for an appointment. They can also listen to each summary in MP3 format.

The summaries are designed with the iPhone screen in mind. Soundview has provided clean, easy to read text and a convenient outline to help readers move through the document smoothly.

Soundview’s iPhone Apps cost just $9.99 per set of three summaries, while purchasing the same three titles in hardcover would cost well over $75. To order, go to the App Store at iTunes and search on “Soundview”.

(Source) Press

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