TLC study guide questions with answers,

TLC study guide questions with answers
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What is a Yellow Taxicab? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Taxicabs are the only vehicles that have the right |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




to pick up street-hailing and prearranged
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passengers anywhere in New York City. By law, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




there are 13,587 taxis in New York City and each
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taxi must have a medallion affixed to it.
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Medallions are auctioned by the City and are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




transferrable on the open market by licensed |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




brokers.


Agreeing to the Terms for TLC - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔§58-12 Compliance with Law |\ |\ |\




An Owner must ensure that all of Owner's Taxicabs in
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operation for hire are Validly licensed by the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Commission and have a Valid Medallion attached to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




vehicle.
Operating a vehicle without a Valid registration will be
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considered the same as operating without a Valid TLC |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Driver License. The License of an Owner who operates
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a vehicle without a valid registration will be summarily
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,suspended.


What's a Medallion Roof Light? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔§58-34 Medallion Number on Roof Light. Roof Light. A
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roof light is required on all Taxicabs, as required by the
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Hack-Up specifications in Chapter 67; the Taxicab Owner
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must ensure compliance with the following:
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Controlled by Taximeter. The Taxicab Roof Light must be|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



automatically controlled by the operation of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Taximeter so that it is lighted only when the Taximeter is
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in an off position and unlighted when the Taximeter is in a
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recording position. An Owner must not tamper with
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theoperation of the Taxicab's Roof Light. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What are Trouble Lights? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔§58-
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34(d) Trouble Lights. An Owner must ensure
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that all Taxicabs bearing such Owner's
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Medallion(s) are equipped with a help or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




distress signaling light system meeting the
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requirements of §67-11 |\ |\




What's a Taximeter? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A taximeter
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is a mechanical or
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electronic device installed in |\ |\ |\

, taxicabs that calculates passenger |\ |\ |\




fares based on a combination of
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distance travelled and waiting |\ |\ |\




time.


Medallion T-PEP - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The TLC |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



requires all medallion taxicabs to be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




equipped with a Taxicab Technology System (T- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




PEP), which processes credit, debit, and prepaid
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card payments, enables taxicab drivers to
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receive text messages from the TLC, allows the
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TLC to collect electronic trip sheet data, and
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possesses a Passenger Information Monitor, |\ |\ |\ |\




which displays content to taxicab passengers.
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Markings & Advertising - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔§58- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



32(b) An Owner must not display emblems on the
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Taxicab exterior, other than an emblem identifying:
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• The Owner
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• A Taxicab Drivers' union
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• The Taxicab manufacturer
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These emblems must conform to the Marking
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