Naughty cabbies jack up the fare.
Worse ones endanger their riders with whiplash speeds.
And the worst do both. A new device the Taxi and Limousine Commission is installing on all new taxis has declared war on both practices, giving the TLC new ammunition against hacks who cheat their passengers and drive too fast, the New York Post reported Feb. 4. The anti-speeding component of the software detects when a driver exceeds 65 mph, illegal in all parts of New York City. As of now, TLC Chairwoman Diane McGrath-McKechnie plans to use the speed detector to pile up extra evidence against suspected fare cheaters. In the future, however, she envisions a possible joint project with the police that would ticket speeders.