Law
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The lawyer who would challenge D.C.'s ignored taxicab rules
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A young D.C. lawyer hopes to fight against the violations of the city's taxi through our consumer protection laws.
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Transit secret: WMATA employees eat and drink on the Metro
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Should Metro workers resist the urge to drink coffee and snack on the transit system that forbids its riders from doing the same?
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D.C. police kindly remind residents to watch out for pedestrians
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A new leaflet tells drivers when to give walkers the right of way on the streets of the District.
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Uber's legality will be up to the D.C. attorney general
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The head of the D.C. Taxicab Commission is turning to the local legal authorities. But Uber pleads that it's perfectly legal and insists it will keep operating for now.
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Photographers shouldn't have to defend legal Metro photos to WMATA
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Riders should have the freedom to take and tweet any photos they want. Metro says it's legal, after all. So why do photographers keep running to WMATA staff and other riders who tell them it's forbidden?
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D.C. pedicabs still struggle with evolving regulations and Park Police
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The District has issued pedicab regulations, the National Park Service plans to release their own, and the Park Police continue to worry pedicab operators on the National Mall. Will D.C. resolve the confusion by the time temperatures warm this summer and tourists are out in full force?
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The D.C. Council finally kills the gas station bill amid contentious debate
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In a six-to-six vote, the councilmembers ended a piece of legislation that's floated in limbo for half a year. The city will continue to allow gas distributors to operate gas stations, which AAA Mid-Atlantic contends is improperly inflating D.C.'s gas prices.
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More wheelchair-accessible taxicabs are coming to D.C.
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Yellow Cab and Royal Cab have operated 20 of the larger minivans for the past year and report great success. Should the District bring in more of these pricier vehicles to serve our residents with disabilities?
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D.C. Uber superfans hope to save pricey car service, crucify Ron Linton
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Say what you will about Uber, its customer service, or its legality, but the luxury car service, available in D.C. for the past month, has a freakily passionate set of fans. Whether socialite or transportation fanatic, the luxury car service's passionate defenders fight to keep it in the District.
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Is fancy cab service Uber operating illegally? Yes, says D.C.'s taxicab commish
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At this morning's taxi hearing, Commissioner Ron Linton said that Uber doesn't have a contract with the District of Columbia and that the new company "will be dealt with."
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The D.C. taxi industry's future may come down to these questions
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The fate of Washington, D.C.'s taxi industry created more than a little stir recently. New legislation is on the way, and in the meantime, one councilmember has released a survey on our city's cabs. Among its questions: What color should the new cabs be?
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Taxi drivers loudly object to what Mayor Vince Gray and the Council propose
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The mayor and the D.C. council announced a joint legislative effort to modernize our District's taxis and finally allow all of the more than 8,000 taxi drivers in the District to accept credit cards. But is it worth a new surcharge and the ire of drivers in the middle of a lawsuit with the city?
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Driver allegedly strikes bicyclist on GW Parkway, law firm offers $10K reward
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The driver hit his brakes, the car screeched, and smoke filled the air, according to the cyclists on the scene. One bicyclist ended up on the grass. Another faced a far worse fate — what happened next left bicyclist Phil Hepburn bedridden for six weeks with a broken hip.
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The future of America's traffic safety will include talking cars
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The U.S. Department of Transportation and several auto manufacturers gathered at RFK Stadium today to show off a new technology that the government may mandate in all cars starting in 2013. Will connected-vehicle tech revolutionize traffic safety?
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No drunk driving in pedicabs either
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The District's new regulations were released earlier today.
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How modern traffic signs are born: 'Bikes may use full lane'
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A look at a new suggested marking that may be coming to the D.C. region. Do bikes need this sign?
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Two reporters arrested at D.C. Taxicab Commission hearing (video)
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The journalists were attempting to record the Equal Rights Center's testimony about cab-driver discrimination
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The legal danger of road-texting in Washington D.C.
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The capital's laws on distracted driving are some of the harshest on the books
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