| 词条 | Cool Taxi |
| 释义 |
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 initially conceptualized by M. Carol Rancourt and was then 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. In June 2014, about 80 high school students in La Tuque, Quebec, each received 10-dollar Cool Taxi coupons provided by the city of La Tuque and the Sûreté du Québec provincial police so that the students could get home safely after their graduation dance.[6][7] Unrelated company in the United StatesAn unrelated company with a similar name, Cool Taxi LLC, is located in Hampton, Virginia. References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.largenteuil.ca/home.jsp?id=3§ion=news&news_item_id=20447|title=Des coupons prépayés pour un transport en toute quiétude|last=Lajoie|first=Stephane|date=December 23, 2010|work=L'Argenteuil|language=French|accessdate=December 26, 2010|location=Lachute, Quebec}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/news/3966166/story.html|title=Taxi Cool program wants to keep kids from taking the wheel intoxicated|last=Sutherland|first=Anne|agency=Postmedia News|date=December 13, 2010|work=The Gazette|accessdate=December 26, 2010|location=Montreal}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2010/12/23/003-cool-taxi-sherbrooke.shtml|title=Les coupons de Cool Taxi s'envolent|date=December 23, 2010|publisher=Radio-Canada|language=French|accessdate=December 26, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/la-voix-de-lest/actualites/201012/13/01-4351844-cool-taxi-a-la-rescousse-des-jeunes.php|title=Cool taxi à la rescousse des jeunes|last=Laliberté|first=Michel|date=December 13, 2010|work=La Voix de l'Est|language=French|accessdate=December 26, 2010|location=Granby, Quebec}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2010/11/20101110-171709.html|title=Montréal aura des "cool taxi"|last=Lefebvre|first=Sarah-Maude|agency=Agence QMI|date=November 10, 2010|publisher=Canoë|language=French|accessdate=December 26, 2010}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.lechodelatuque.com/Communaute/2014-06-19/article-3769120/Retour-de-Cool-Taxi-pour-une-5e-annee/1|title=Retour de Cool Taxi pour une 5e année|date=June 19, 2014|work=L'Écho de La Tuque|language=French|accessdate=December 29, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cooltaxiquebec.ca/nouvelles/bals-de-finissants|title=Bals de finissants – pour festoyer en toute sécurité|date=June 16, 2014|publisher=Cool Taxi|language=French|accessdate=December 29, 2014}} External links
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