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Since April 1995, no Cambridge cab that is more than nine years old can legally be in service. Cabdrivers protested that enforcement of the "nine years vintage rule," which was waived for 122 drivers last year, would require them to purchase vehicles they can't afford, putting them out of business come April...
...think it's clear that the age of the vehicle doesn't determine the safety. Safety comes from maintenance and repair," said Edward J. Lang, who represents a group of more than 50 Cambridge cab drivers who objected to the regulation...
Commission Chair Benjamin C. Barnes also cited public safety as the sole motive behind the rule, and not concerns of cab appearance, which Lang said was an additional motive for the rule...
...They have tremendous power to control safety" without looking at cab age, he said, citing commission regulations that require many annual inspections and allow for random inspections...
...gestured to the driver who was waiting to take him home after the meeting, whose car will not be allowed to remain a cab after April if the rule isn't changed or an exemption granted...