Sentence examples for hailing passengers from inspiring English sources

Taxi experts add that the effect on minorities and people seeking to travel outside Manhattan is probably much worse, because as competition for cabs increases so do refusals -- cabdrivers ignoring some hailing passengers or refusing to take them to certain destinations.

The original bill said anywhere above East 96th Street and West 110th Street in Manhattan would be fair ground for liveries that had obtained a $1,500 permit to stop for a hailing passenger.

The metered medallion cab (the common yellow cab) is the only one legally allowed to pick up passengers hailing a cab on the street.

They are privileged: unlike minicabs, they can pick up passengers hailing in the street and run on a pricey meter system rather than a fixed fee.

But on Friday, for the first time, New York City welcomed what is expected to become a transformative addition to its transportation network: the all-borough taxi, allowed to pick up passengers hailing a cab where yellow taxis rarely go.

Now, in the waning days of summer, passengers hailing an Uber X may be picked up by one of the city's many human drivers, or by one of a tiny fleet of autonomous vehicles.

The concept vehicle is intended to work with others to form a network that can be summoned on demand, with passengers hailing a ride form an app on their mobile device.

Lyft tested a sponsored data-driven, content-marketing product last year with major local publications including DNAinfo in Chicago and The New Tropic in the Miami area: a map of popular city destinations generated by data from its ride-hailing passengers in the area.

Lyft tested a sponsored data-driven, content-marketing product last year with major local publications including DNAinfo in Chicago and The New Tropic in the Miami area: a map of popular city destinations generated by data from its ride-hailing passengers in the area.

Ms. Hughes said she hoped the state report would not discourage passengers from hailing a cab.

A recent attack on a bus in Mandera in north-east Kenya saw Muslim passengers hailed as heroes after refusing to be separated from Christian passengers, forcing the attackers to retreat.