WORLDWIDE TAXI FOCUS from USA
20 NEW YORKERS TRY TO LIFT TAXI AFTER IT JUMPED CURB AND TRAPPED TWO WOMEN
Up to 20 New York- ers tried to lift a taxi which had mounted a curb and pinned two women against a building wall in the Flatiron district on Monday, 20 June. According to the Independent, police say the southbound yellow SUV cab hit a cyclist before mounting the pavement on Broadway just before 1pm.
NYPD Deputy Chief John Chell told a news conference that the cab struck two female pedestrians and pinned them against a building wall. “As this occured, a remarkable scene took place. About 15 to 20 New Yorkers attempted to pick this cab off these women,” he said. Mr Chell confirmed that six people were injured, three seriously, in the crash. The driver, who remained at the scene, suffered non life-threatening injuries and is cooperating with police. The cyclist had a broken arm and the passenger did not sustain any injuries The initial collision between the taxi and the cyclist took place as the taxi driver turned left into Broadway, Mr Chell said. Video footage showed the cab driver slow down and continue to veer to the left, and then mount the pavement. “At this point the cab appears to speed up, and strikes two female victims and presses them against the wall.” Mr Chell said accident investigators were still working to determine the cause of the accident and were speaking to witnesses, the taxi driver and examining surveillance video. “Right now, it appears to be an accident,” Mr Chell said. NYC Fire Department and ambulance staff treated the injured at the scene before transporting them to hospital. Consequently a 32-year-old Mexican woman has had her leg amputated and a 48-year-old Ohioan resident may also lose hers. Bystander Marcos de Ogueta said one of the women’s thighs were mostly gone while the other one had a mangled ankle and lost her leg below the knee. Another bystander report- edly wrapped his belt around one of the women’s legs in a makeshift tourniquet.
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Mayor Eric Adams, 61, said the scene was ‘troubling’ and it was caused by ‘human recklessness and street design.’ “Traffic safety is all of our concerns, and we are going to continue to push forward to make sure our streets are safe,” he said. In addition, Adams said he was honoured and indebted to by the group of New Yorkers who rushed to help the women.
from Spain
MASSIVE TAXI QUEUES AT IBIZA AIRPORT DUE TO DRIVER SHORTAGES
Holidaymakers who endured airport chaos in the UK are facing huge delays in Ibiza where driver short- ages are leading to massive taxi queues. The Daily Mail reports that trav- ellers have struggled to secure taxis and public transport to their accommodation from Spanish airports, with chaotic scenes reported at Palma, Costa del Sol, Barcelona and Ibiza airports. There are also lengthy queues at security desks. The president of one of the taxi driver associations, Biel Moragues, told the Majorca Daily Bulletin: “In the short term, it is impossible to find a solution. It’s madness. “Everywhere is the same - Barcelona airport, Costa del Sol. “Everything is being overwhelmed, it’s unsustainable. This has never happened before. We can’t handle all the traffic.” He added that there is an estimated shortage of 500 taxi drivers in Mallorca and that in Ibiza, the problem is twice as bad. The Spanish Government has also come under fire for the lengthy queuing times at its airports. Authorities have pledged to assign more police officers to the airports to reinforce controls in a bid to bring down queuing times. But the ACAVE association of specialised travel agencies in Spain has said more officers will not be enough to prevent lengthy queues and congestion at certain airports, which they claim have lasted up to three hours in some cases. Shocking scenes from around the country in recent weeks have shown holidaymakers stuck in huge queues with some forced to sleep on the floor of airports amid long delays. Industry chiefs have pointed the finger at mass layoffs dur- ing the pandemic which saw staff let go because of the collapse in demand for travel during the various lockdowns.
JULY 2022
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