Esta ley permite que las ciudades y condados en Virginia controlen cuántos taxis pueden operar. Así se busca asegurar que haya taxis seguros y confiables para las personas que los necesiten.
Es como cuando en una carrera de bicicletas se limita el número de ciclistas para que todos tengan espacio y no se choquen. Así, los taxis pueden ofrecer un mejor servicio sin estar abarrotados.
Imagina que en la ciudad de Springfield, el gobierno local decide que solo pueden operar 20 taxis. Esto se hace para asegurarse de que todos los taxis cumplan con las normas de seguridad y que los pasajeros siempre tengan un taxi disponible cuando lo necesiten.
Va. Code § 46.2-2067 - Local regulation of number of taxicabs. A. It is the policy of this Commonwealth, based on the public health, safety and welfare, to assure safe and reliable privately operated taxicab service for the riding public in this Commonwealth; and in furtherance of this policy, it is recognized that it is essential that counties, cities and towns be granted the authority to reasonably regulate such taxicab service as to the number of operators and the number of vehicles that shall provide such service and regulations as to the rates or charges for such taxicab service, even though such regulations may have an anti-competitive effect on such service by limiting the number of operators and vehicles within a particular jurisdiction. B. The governing body of any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth may regulate by ordinance and limit the number of taxicab operators and the number of taxicabs within its jurisdiction in order to provide safe and reliable privately operated taxicab service on any highway, street, road, lane or alley in such county, city, or town. The governing body may promulgate such reasonable regulations to further the provisions of this section including, but not limited to, minimum liability insurance requirements. However, such ordinances and regulations shall not prescribe the wages or compensation to be paid to any driver or lessor of any such motor vehicle by the owner or lessee thereof; nor shall such ordinances and regulations authorize the governing body to reduce the number of taxicabs permitted to be operated by a taxicab operator or a holder of a certificate issued under such ordinance, other than for non-use of such taxicabs or for cause as defined by such ordinance, including instances where there is a decrease in the dema
El límite se establece para garantizar que los taxis que operan sean seguros y confiables, además de evitar la competencia desleal entre los conductores.
Sí, pero solo si hay razones válidas, como una disminución en la demanda de servicios de taxi.
La ley permite que se regulen los precios, pero no establece salarios para los conductores.
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