Driver Gone Wild

NYC Drivers were overcharging tourists. I asked this driver the fare and he went wild. If drivers lies about the fare what else do they lie about. (about the cruelty of this trade in NYC)

Please attend the City Council Consumer Affairs Committees public hearing on Councilman Avella's two bill concerning carriage horses, and consider providing two minutes worth of testimony in support of this humane legislation. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday, January 30, 2009, at 1 pm. on the 2nd floor of City Hall

o animal - domestic or wild can have its' natural instincts and genetics wiped out no matter how hard humans try to do so for their own greed and appetite. Cows and horses and all other animals do not thrive when their basic needs and instincts are denied.

This is why there have been 21 NYC horse carriage accidents that we know of in the last 10 years. The horses were spooked and took flight into traffic. LAIM THERE IS NO EXTREMIST AGENDA, ONLY VERIFIABLE FACTS. Another convenient tactic used by the carriage industry and their supporters is to say that only a fringe group of activists and 1 NY councilman want the industry banned in NYC. LISTEN UP! THE ASPCA, which volunteers to oversee the industry with their admitted inadequate resources, supports a ban. The ASPCA states that THE INDUSTRY IS INHUMANE, and NYC CANNOT BE CHANGED TO MAKE IT HUMANE AND SAFE! In addition to Peta, the Humane Society and ASPCA, numerous other equine welfare groups support a ban.


The industry is always coming up with clever spin that is always devoid of fact. No thinking equine expert would call working in Times Square, walking up and down 9th Avenue from their stalls in warehouses through the severely congested traffic a humane experience for horses (prey flight animals). The horses are slammed between buses and cars with honking horns, exhaust fumes, and total chaos. This is not normal and fair to any animal even if one tries to rationalize that they are used to it. No feeling creature gets used to abuse. To add insult to injury they have NO turnout (area to walk freely, stretch, socialize as herd animals AKA horse play. They suffer joint problems from walking on concrete in the heat and cold (high humidity and chill factors are not factored in for horses despite the real effect it has on them) where the temperature is much hotter and colder than the air temperature. They have inadequate stalls sizes which prevent many of the horses from fully stretching out to sleep well and the horse who are housed above the first floor of the warehouses have no direct escape to the ground should their be a fire. The list goes on and on so LIAM GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU ROMANTIZE THIS INDUSTRY. As far as the industry losing approximately 400 jobs, oh please, this is life. We all must take responsibility for staying skilled and ready to evolve as industries evolve. They are not owed welfare just as other workers must take responsibility to stay talented, skilled and ready for new employment needs/trends. Health care, manufacturing, and IT employees just to mention a few- have all had to retool.

Listening to the industry and their supporters (celebrity or not) is like listening to the tobacco industry explain why smoking is safe while ignoring the American Medical Associations expert opinions.

AS WE EMBARK ON POSITIVE CHANGE AS A COUNTRY, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEW COMPASSIONATE AND SAFE "TRADITION"!

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[I31GLOL]

that guy is funny as fuck but horsesinnyc just wanted a reaction out of him i dont think they care about the horse

[horsesinnyc]

@I31GLOL yep, that's a normal reaction to a question about the fare price?

[990909909]

Why didi you even stand there. The guy is crazY!!!! LOL

[horsesinnyc]

I stood there because I felt so sorry for the poor horses in his hands. peace.

[HeatherS1723]

@I31GLOL totally agree. They heckle him and then act all OMG when he fights back.

[MrTedTeodoro]

can you imagine what this guy can do to a horse?

[jpr6s]

I agreed with the guy in the video!

Here you are filming him and lying to him that you are not filming him! EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE you go are thieves! As a tourist you should be on the ball looking for ppl marking up prices so they don't rip you off. If they do, MOVE ON! Name of the game in America!

Bar tenders, waiters, valet, car dealers, OUR GOVERNMENT all steal money from us! You aren't filming them and putting them on blast on You Tube! TAKE THIS SHIT DOWN! BOOOOO LADY BOOOOOO!!!

[engelangelica]

Did you report him. At least for verbal abuse?

[gurtobe]

If you tourists would wake up, and stop supporting and industry of animal cruelty and fare hiking, this wouldn't happen

[jchavez2010]

This guy is an idiot and I wouldn't support his industry. They need to keep people like him with no class or manners outside the circulation of normal people. Unfortunately, when you live there, people like this can be a common occurence when everything is a service industry. It's common knowledge that the sign says one rate, but at the end of the trip, it will be more or a shorter ride. This goes with cabs as well. Don't expect to get a ride if your not willing to be the highest bidder.

[j6282]

RobertFlaherty has no life and is a fat bastard who needs to get laid.