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Taxi Drivers Embrace the Mini Camera, When Will You?

by Amy Chen on Jan 9, 2011

On July of 2006, a racist assault claimed the life of 41-year-old Mohammad Parvaiz, a taxi driver plying the routes in Golcar, a village in West Yorkshire, England. This was not an isolated occurrence as West Yorkshire Police recorded 425 similar incidents between November 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009 - all casualties were taxi drivers.

A Rash of Violence

This trend isn't 100% unique to Britain as other countries report similar occurrences in their own cities and towns. In the US, the national Society for Occupational safety and health ( NIOSH ) reported that since the 1990s, taxi drivers have one of the highest risks of work-related homicides, second only to prostitutes. This figure shows taxi driver have sixty percent more likelihood of experiencing violence on the job that other professions according to the world Taxi Driver Safety Council.

Even in Canada, a survey manufactured by the dep. Of Justice states that taxi drivers have a 20...Read More >>



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