City - by Kate Ray on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 14:39 - 6 Comments - 46 views
New Yorkers are complaining about taxi TVs – those screens on the back of the drivers seat that blare commercials at you – that supposedly can’t be turned off, according to Gothamist. A spokesperson from the Taxi and Limousine Service said that the screens weren’t being designed that way, they were just malfunctioning. But could this really be part of a massive public transportation plot, along with those changing bus ads, to make us watch commercials all the time?
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Cody Brown
Isha Dandavate
they should be able to be put on mute… but you’re right, they never actually turn off…
Henry Chan
I’ve been in a couple of cabs where the screen IS turned off. But I’m guessing they’re a rarity.
Josh Becker
I understand why this is annoying in principle, but I’m not so bothered by it that I’d leave the cab without paying.
If I’m with other people then we’re not paying attention to it anyway, and if I’m alone I’m either listening to music, crying, or both (LOL). So…yeah.
26 comments on mike’s article? fuck that kate ray is gettin down to the real issues.
bo butland
I love Diana and Sade.
sort of.
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If the TV won’t turn off – don’t pay and leave the Cab immediately.
They drive me batshit, especially when it’s like 4 in the morning.