cabbyman wrote:
I agree that there are risks to be balanced and, consequently, minimised. But, alongside the rights there are the duties owed to others who rely upon us. Such persons will not come back to me if others have given them a better service during their times of greatest need.
We have no "duty" to put ourselves, our vehicles, our livelihoods...or indeed any of the general public at risk, possibly for people who would
never use us if it wasn't too dangerous to walk (as the other thread suggests
http://taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13187). Such people rarely remember the excellent service given once the footpaths/roads are clear and would certainly not be likely to contribute to a "comic relief" type charity collection to pay for replacement vehicles or private health care for affected taxi/PH workers. Our role is to get people from A to B
safely.
Of course most of us would try and do our best to help our customers (and therefore our businesses), but if someone has an "emergency" that goes beyond our ability to work safely, maybe they ought to be dialling 999 instead.
If an individual was harshly blaming any of the taxi trade for being unable to provide a full service, despite the evidence that much of the country has ground to a halt...then they must not have TV's...or windows in their homes and are arguably not worth concerning ourselves with.
I am playing Devil's Advocate a little, as I've always managed to "keep rolling" (safely), so largely agree with your work ethic... but
in exceptional circumstances such as we currently face...I think that others are absolutely right to consider
their own personal situations and choose to work, or not, as
they see fit.
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