AM-NEW YORK - March 2, 2007
Vehicles on city streets should be regulated and obey traffic rules. The new
bill passed by the City Council that regulates pedicabs requires drivers to have
a valid driver's license.
This requirement shows that one has passed the driving test and is familiar
with the rules of the road. But horse-drawn carriage drivers are not required to
have a driver's license.
I have seen them make U-turns on crowded streets, cut between cars using
their horse as a battering ram and talk on cell phones and/or stand up while
driving. Why is one industry favored over another?
--Elizabeth Forel, Manhattan
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