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LAS VEGAS TAXI CABS

Over 50% of the money collected from taxi fares in Las Vegas does not go to Las Vegas cab drivers, but goes to the handful of cab company owners. All the cabbies in Las Vegas are employees of one of the nine Las Vegas taxi companies. Las Vegas cabbies have to work for six months to one year before receiving any medical benefits, and in many cases they have to work 72 hours per week or more during their first year of employment. Las Vegas cabbies have to work 60 hours per week to keep their benefits.

Only seven cab companies own all the taxis that are allowed to pick up on the Las Vegas strip, in downtown Las Vegas, and at McCarran International Airport (the busiest taxicab pickup spot in the world with over 8600 pickups per day). The Las Vegas cab company owners have their own government agency which keeps cabbies from owning their own cabs or allowing any new taxi companies. Las Vegas cab companies pressure drivers to book high amounts in order to drive decent cars and work the best shifts. Cab companies push Las Vegas cabbies to book as much as crooked drivers, resulting in drivers ripping off customers by long-hauling them, driving reckless and dangerously fast, and stealing rides from other cabbies. The biggest crooks are rewarded the most by Las Vegas cab companies.

TIPPING TAXI DRIVERS IN LAS VEGAS

The Nevada Taxicab Authority is quick to point out that customers are not required to tip Las Vegas cabbies, and that tipping is optional. But they don't tell you that Las Vegas cabbies are taxed on tips whether they receive them or not, and money is deducted from their paychecks to cover the taxes they may or may not have made. Tipping is a courtesy and decency thing. Some people are courteous and decent, and some people are jerks. A 20% tip means that the customer is courteous and decent and respectful of other human beings. More than 20% means that you appreciate the good service or good personality or good information or good driving. Some people tip 50% or more because they realize that Las Vegas cabbies have an extremely dangerous and difficult job and the Las Vegas cab companies get most of the money. Las Vegas cabbies are regularly stiffed by ugly rotten rude people. Las Vegas cabbies appreciate the few old-school good tippers that still come to Las Vegas.

TAXI FARES IN LAS VEGAS

The rates mandated by The Nevada Taxicab Authority for Las Vegas taxi cabs are as follows:

Fares are the same for 1 to 5 passengers

Minimum for 1st 1/8th mile $3.30

Each additional 1/11th mile $.20

Waiting time per hour $28.00

McCarran Airport fee per pick-up $1.20

CREDIT CARDS:

There is only one taxi company at this time that takes credit cards and can pick up on the Las Vegas strip or at McCarran International Airport, which is Desert Cab Company. The A-Cab Company takes credit cards, but they are restricted to only picking up taxi passengers to the west side of Interstate 15. The A-Cab Company does pick up at some casino-hotels located very close to the strip, including Palace Station, Rio, Gold Coast, Palms, and Orleans. If you wish to pay with a credit card make sure to ask before you begin your ride if the cab company you are using takes credit cards, or you will be required to pay cash.

All cab companies in Las Vegas should be required to take credit cards as a service to Las Vegas tourists and business travelers, but most of the cab company owners do not want to spend the money for equipment and merchant fees. The taxi drivers have no say in the matter.

FIVE PASSENGER MAXIMUM:

Nevada State Law mandates that taxis may not take more than five passengers, regardless of the size or age of the passengers. Las Vegas cabbies are ticketed if they are caught taking more than five passengers.

SEAT BELTS:

Nevada State Law states that : Any passenger 18 years of age or older who rides in the front or back seat of any taxicab on any highway, road or street in this state SHALL WEAR A SAFETY BELT. Young children need to have a car-seat that can be buckled in.

NO OPEN ALCOHOLIC CONTAINERS:

Sorry, but the law changed a few years ago. Customers used to be able to bring their open alcoholic beverages along for the cab ride, but not any more.

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Nevada Taxicab Authority Info
1785 E. Sahara Avenue, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 486-6532
FAX: (702) 486-7350
http://taxi.state.nv.us/

The Nevada Taxicab Authority was established by cab company owners and for cab company owners for the purpose of making sure that cabbies do not rip off the cab companies they are employed by, and to make sure that the handful of cab companies in Las Vegas do not encounter competition from new cab companies currently in Las Vegas. Cab drivers are prohibited from owning their own cab companies or working independently, regardless of their experience or financing or credibility.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority is a Nevada State government law enforcement agency that oversees the taxicab business in Southern Nevada and Clark County. This is where you can find information about becoming a Las Vegas cabbie, and rules and regulations for taxi companies and taxi drivers, and enforcement of taxicab laws in Southern Nevada and Clark County.

The Las Vegas taxicab business is heavily regulated and controlled by the Nevada Taxicab Authority, which fines drivers for picking up or dropping off in the wrong places, not running the meter, long-hauling, parking in the wrong spot, and many other rules that are Nevada State Law. The Nevada Taxicab Authority is a government enforcement agency with just as much authority as the Nevada Highway Patrol. The Nevada Taxicab Authority has unmarked patrol cars and marked patrol cars with Nevada Taxicab Authority officers enforcing the taxicab laws in Las Vegas.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority regulates taxi drivers and cab companies in Las Vegas. Las Vegas cabbies and taxi companies are regulated by the Nevada Taxicab Authority. The Nevada Taxicab Authority protects Las Vegas taxi customers and Las Vegas cabbies to the extent that it benefits the handful of cab company owners that receive over 50% of the money collected from taxi meters in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS INFO

Las Vegas is a one-of-a-kind city. If you haven't been to Las Vegas in the past five years, then you do not know what Las Vegas is like now, because it changes rapidly. The population of the Las Vegas area has more than doubled in a decade. There are about 2,000,000 residents living in the Las Vegas area. Las Vegas has been the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country during the past 15 years. In 2006 there were over 30,000 brand new homes sold in Las Vegas. Retirees are moving to Las Vegas more than anywhere else in the country.

Las Vegas cabbies are good source of basic information about Las Vegas. Many Las Vegas cabbies have been driving taxicabs in Las Vegas for more than 10 years, and some cabbies have been driving taxis in Las Vegas for over 30 years.

Nevada is the only state that has legal brothels and cathouses, but prostitution is illegal in Clark County where Las Vegas is located..

Las Vegas has the biggest strip clubs and gentlemen's clubs in the country. Some strip clubs have over 200 dancers working at a time, and many of them are open 24 hours a day. Entertainers from all over America fly in to work at Las Vegas strip clubs.

Over the past 10 years there has been an explosion of elaborate new nightclubs in Las Vegas hotels. In 1996 the only real nightclub was Club Rio in the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino Resort. The Rio is still one of the busiest nightclub spots in Vegas. The Palms, Caesars Palace, Mandalay Bay, Wynn, Bellagio, Luxor, MGM, Treasure Island, Venetian, and the Hard Rock, have established themselves with premium night club entertainment. The Ice House and the 702 Nightclub are happening nightclub spots in Las Vegas. For country western music fans, Dylan's Country Saloon on Boulder Highway is open on Friday and Saturday nights until dawn.

There are 22 pro golf courses in the Las Vegas area.

The McCarran International Airport is the number one destination airport in the country. There are more taxicab pick-ups at the McCarran International Airport than any place else in the world. It is not uncommon to load over 10,000 taxicabs in one day at the Las Vegas airport . There are over 2500 Las Vegas taxis in service 24 hours a day. There are hundreds of limousines available, but you better have a reservation if you want a limo on a busy night.

Las Vegas is the number one convention town in America, with Las Vegas conventions that host as many as 135,000+ conventioneers at a time. There are quite a few large conventions centers in Las Vegas, including the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sands Expo Convention Center, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, MGM Grand Convention Center, Rio Convention Center, Cashman Field, Thomas and Mack, Boyd Stadium, and convention facilities at the Riviera, Mirage, Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Bally's, the Bellagio, Planet Hollywood, Tropicana, Luxor, Sam's Town, Orleans, and many other hotels throughout the Las Vegas and Henderson and North Las Vegas areas.

There are over 133,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas, and they have a combined annual occupancy rate of around 90%.

There are over 100,000 weddings a year at Las Vegas wedding chapels. Some weddings are drive-thru weddings or helicopter weddings over the Las Vegas Strip.

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a premier racetrack for NASCAR racing, and NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas is usually the most crowded Las Vegas weekend of the year.

Las Vegas hosts the National Finals Rodeo in December every year.

Shopping has become a major attraction in Las Vegas, and several malls feature over 100 stores each. There are three different outlet malls. There are hundreds of unique specialty retail stores located in the hotels. There is even a Ferrari dealership located in the new Wynn Hotel Resort.

Las Vegas is the hottest tourist location in the United States, in more ways than one. Las Vegas gets over 115 degrees in the summer, and sometimes Las Vegas will not get below 100 degrees at night. In the winter Las Vegas can get down in the low 20's at night. At 2200 feet above sea level, Las Vegas is high desert.

Las Vegas is a wild place to be for New Year's Eve, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Super Bowl, Sweet Sixteen, big boxing matches, and and top-name concerts. There are over 350,000 visitors at a time in Las Vegas for these big occasions.

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