Taxi drivers use technology to stay safe after rash of robberies - Gainesville Times

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Taxi drivers use technology to stay safe after rash of robberies

Evelio Miranda, owner of El Dorado Taxi, turns on the meter in his taxi. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0911TAXI 0002 — Evelio Miranda, owner of El Dorado Taxi, turns on the meter in his taxi. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Technology has come to the aid of Gainesville-area taxi companies and their drivers to help them stay safe. Since Jan. 30, at least four incidents of violence against taxi drivers have been reported to Gainesville Police and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.