Word: cab
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...addition to putting workers in a precarious financial position, the cab industry can subject its drivers to physical danger as well, Cavellini says. Although he does not know of any actual murders of Cambridge drivers during his tenure, Cavellini says the spectre is always there, and armed robbery by passengers is relatively common...
...Cabs and medallions are usualy viewed by drivers and banks as a good investment, Lahaie says. Once an owner finishes payment on a cab he or she can operate at a significantly greater profit, Lahaie exlains...
Indeed, Cromwell says medallions and taxis are no longer the hot property that they once were. This fall it's a buyer's market for taxi-cabs, he says, explaining that workers are searching for shortterm employment to last them until the economy bottoms out as opposed to the long-term commitment that buying a cab would necessitate...
...When you drive a cab you take a chance with your life more than in almost any other profession other than being in the military or police," Cavellini says. "It takes a certain kind of personality...
...says that during his five years in the business he has become very attuned to the possibility of physical confrontation. "If you drive a cab long enough you have almost a second nature...it's almost as if God whispers in your ear and tells you something's wrong," he says...