Do you regularly hail a cab or order a ride sharing service? Maybe you'll think twice after reading these facts.

1. Shocking Taxi & Ride Sharing
Accident Stats & Facts
The Powell Law Firm (2017)

2. #1 Crash rates have
greatly increased as cab
driver incomes have gone
down due to recession.
Source: www.schallerconsult.com/taxi/safercabs.pdfwww.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

3. #2 Taxi passengers are
much less likely to buckle
up than they would be in
other vehicles.
Source: www.psychologicalscience.org/news/motr/why-people-buckle-up-in-cars-but-not-in-cabs.htmlwww.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

4. #3 When riding in taxis,
most children are not
restrained, increasing
likelihood of injury.
Source: www.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-exempt-passenger-restraint-laws-taxis.htmlwww.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

5. #4 On an average day,
two percent of cab drivers
work more than 15 hours,
which raises the odds of
an accident.
Source: www.wsj.com/articles/fatigue-factor-in-taxi-drivers-gets-a-hard-look-1457316891www.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

6. #5 Drivers on their phone
are 23 times more likely
than others to suffer from
a vehicle accident – yet
virtually all of today’s taxi
drivers use mobile
phones or other GPS
systems to navigate.
Source: www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/technology/28texting.htmlwww.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

7. #6 60% of taxi rides in a
2014 study included at
least one traffic violation.
Source: www.zendrive.com/references/taxi-rideshare-12-2014/www.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

8. #7 A recent report
indicated that most taxi
managers will overlook
dangerous “long-hauling”
practices to meet revenue
quotas.
Source: www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/las-vegas-cabdrivers-warn-12-hour-shifts-exact-tollwww.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

9. #8 Last year, Uber faced
50 federal lawsuits, many
related to driving and
safety issues.
Source: www.fusion.net/story/257423/everyone-is-suing-uber/www.paulpowell.com
Shocking Taxi Accident Stats & Facts

10. Click here for further information about taxi and
ride sharing accidents. Contact The Powell Law
Firm if you’ve been involved in this type of
accident to learn about your legal options.
www.paulpowell.com
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