New York, NY – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he’ll decide by Friday whether to sign a proposal to keep pedicabs from charging confusing, sometimes exorbitant rates.
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The proposal was up for Bloomberg to consider signing Wednesday. After a pedicab driver complained that the city was unfair to the bicycle taxis, Bloomberg said he wanted “to find out a little more” about the proposal.
The City Council voted unanimously last month to require pedicab drivers to charge by the minute, with the timer clearly visible.
Now, most pedicab drivers charge by city block and per passenger. Some add surcharges.
One Texas family paid more than $400 for a 14-block ride this summer.
Officials estimate 300 to 400 pedicabs are operating around the city.
I was almost ripped off by a pedi-cab….he drove me around for a few blocks and charged me $120.00…i asked him ..what so much? he said yes he told me before which he did not..i told sorry please let me go into Macys and get money from ATM machine…He is still waiting because i walked out from the other side of the bldg. down the subway and back to the east side…..