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Cool Taxi is a system of prepaid coupons which can be used to pay for taxicab fares in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is marketed as a way to encourage passengers to take a taxicab rather than driving while intoxicated or with a driver who is intoxicated, especially on New Year's Eve.[1][2] [3] [4] [5] The system was introduced in 2010 by three men, fathers of three teenagers who were seriously injured in a car crash caused by a drunken driver, and received the support of Sam Hamad, Quebec's minister of transportation. The coupons can only be used for taxi fares and cannot be exchanged for cash, except that a driver will give change when the value of the coupons tendered by a passenger is more than the fare. The coupons are in denominations of $5 and $10, and incorporate some anti-counterfeiting techniques which are also used in cheques and banknotes. The plan is operated by Comité provincial de concertation et de développement de l'industrie du taxi, a trade association for the taxi industry in Quebec. Coupons can be purchased from the offices of taxi companies, Couche-Tard convenience stores and Familiprix pharmacies.
An unrelated company with a similar name, Cool Taxi LLC, is located in Hampton, Virginia.
References
- ^ Lajoie, Stephane (December 23, 2010). "Des coupons prépayés pour un transport en toute quiétude" (in French). L'Argenteuil (Lachute, Quebec). http://www.largenteuil.ca/home.jsp?id=3§ion=news&news_item_id=20447. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ Sutherland, Anne (December 13, 2010). "Taxi Cool program wants to keep kids from taking the wheel intoxicated". The Gazette. Postmedia News (Montreal). http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/news/3966166/story.html. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ "Les coupons de Cool Taxi s'envolent" (in French). Radio-Canada. December 23, 2010. http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2010/12/23/003-cool-taxi-sherbrooke.shtml. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ Laliberté, Michel (December 13, 2010). "Cool taxi à la rescousse des jeunes". La Voix de l'Est (Granby, Quebec: French). http://www.cyberpresse.ca/la-voix-de-lest/actualites/201012/13/01-4351844-cool-taxi-a-la-rescousse-des-jeunes.php. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ Lefebvre, Sarah-Maude (November 10, 2010). "Montréal aura des «cool taxi»" (in French). Agence QMI. Canoë. http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2010/11/20101110-171709.html. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
External links
Categories:- Taxicabs of Canada
- Transportation in Quebec
- Companies established in 2010
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