Lawsuit claims hybrid cabs unsafe

Debate surrounding hybrid cabs is revving up, reports the Boston Metro.

New York's Metropolitan Taxicab Board found the hybrid cabs, which were launched in order to protect the environment, are allegedly hazardous to its passengers.

The hybrid cabs were to hit the streets on October 1. But a source claims that the cars hadn't been tested accurately in order to determine their safety.

"Hybrids were designed to be personal cars for driving 10,000 miles a year, not 100,000 miles a year, like taxis," says Michael Woloz, a spokesman for the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Also, the partition that was installed in the hybrid cabs reduced the leg room for its passenger, making it more likely for passengers to hurt themselves against the screen, inspite of having their seat belts on.Although there are fifty hybrid cabs already running, many fear that the hybrid car,which was not designed to function as a taxicab, could risk its passengers' lives.

In Boston, in contrast, people seem quite confident in the government's decision to replace the current cabs with hybrid cars.