Taxi Driver Accident Lawyer
New York City's 12,779 yellow medallion taxicabs comprise a $1.8 billion industry serving about 240
million passengers a year. Taxis are a vital part
of New York City’s transportation network, transporting
25% of all fare-paying bus, subway, taxi and forhire
vehicle passengers traveling within Manhattan and
collecting 45% of fares paid for these trips. Cabs
are also the primary ground carrier between Manhattan
and LaGuardia Airport and provide a substantial number
of trips to and from John F. Kennedy International
Airport. About 660,000 New Yorkers per day put their
lives in the hands of taxi drivers, relying on these
drivers to get them where they need to go safely.
Getting into an accident while riding in a taxi
cab can be a traumatizing or catastrophic event.
Have you or somone you know been in a
New York Taxi Driver Accident? Contact
our attorney for a free consultation regarding your
New York Taxi Driver Accident today!
In 2005 there were 17,350 customer compaints against
taxi drivers. Of those complaints, 9,074 were due
to traffic violations, which is up 35% from 2004.
Medallion taxicabs were involved in 4,270 crashes
(accidents) reported to the New York State Department
of Motor Vehicles in 1999. 3,041 of these crashes
involved personal injury and 10 involved a fatality.
In addition to accidents with other vehicles, in 1999
taxicabs injured 538 and killed 4 pedestrians and
also injured 282 bicyclists.
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As the statistics show, the victims aren't just the
people who sit in the backseat of a taxi cab. Anyone
in New York City is at risk of being involved in a taxi
cab accident.
Have you been in a New York Taxi Driver
Accident? Contact our attorney
for a free consultation regarding your New York Taxi
Driver Accident today!
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Cab Accident lawyer or municipal liability
attorney, is a valuable resource. Take advantage
of the free initial consultation, and call one of
our City of New York negligence lawyers.
Michael Gunzburg is a New York Taxi Injury Lawyer
serving the New York Metropolitan area, including New
York City, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten
Island, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and
Orange County. |