If you come across a shabby cabbie in NYC, that driver could soon be facing a fine for his or her fashion faux pas. The Taxi and Limousine Commission wants drivers to present a “professional appearance.The current dress code bans tube tops, tank tops and bathing trunks. The revised code doesn’t get too specific.
A driver advocacy group wonders exactly what constitutes “professional attire.”
Even TLC Commissioner David Yassky admits the dress code is difficult to enforce as it is now.
{CBS Local/Matzav.com}
Bless you Commissioner. I can now take a cab with my wife and we can look at the driver and not close our eyes.
The city has declared war on cab drivers. Increased government regulations only worsen the plight of self-employed people like cab drivers who are struggling to survive in this town.