Summary
One high-profile improvement on tap is the addition of side shields, a protective case that would guard a driver's right side. Currently, Manitoba cabs are only required to have shields behind the driver. About 40 taxi cabs in Manitoba's fleet of 437 have L-shaped side shields that they have installed voluntarily.
Unicity Taxi general manager Gord Barton, who was at the meeting, said it was premature to consider the move a formal recommendation. "All we agreed was that it might be the best way to go under the circumstances," Barton said. "Nobody said anything about making them mandatory that I know. It was an option."To make drivers feel safe again, it might take more than shields and lights. "I don't know why everybody's focusing on the shields," Barton said. "We should be focusing on locking those guys up that are attacking the drivers."See the full content of this document
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Side Shields Coming for Cabbies?
Taxi board looks at beefing up safety
New shields, new lights, new education: Manitoba cabbies will get something to keep them safe this year.But the detail...See the full content of this document
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