Taxi driver safety
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Michael Jackson, Owner of Copy Cat Bags, Portage Place
The shields that are there aren’t enough. What they need is a screen between the back and the driver.
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Victor Richard, downtown resident
Actually I don’t really know. I don’t take taxis but I’ve heard a lot of shit about people robbing them.
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Zawadi Muhima, high school student
I don’t really think so. They should put metal detectors on the doors of the taxi.
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Liz Bend, third-year, conflict resolution studies
Enough is being done with the new regulations. The idea of undercover cops in driver cars is a really good idea.
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Devan Ostapyk, second-year, business administration
I’m not even sure what is being done so I’m guessing not.
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Marshall Maslovsky, second-year, conflict resolution studies
Whenever I get in cabs I am more worried about my safety.
Published in Volume 64, Number 23 of The Uniter (March 18, 2010)