Taxicab drivers shall adhere to the following rules of conduct.
(A) Drivers not to solicit business. All taxicab drivers are expressly prohibited from indiscriminately soliciting passengers or from cruising upon the streets of the city for the purpose of obtaining patronage for their cabs.
(B) Drivers to use direct routes. Taxicab drivers shall always deliver their passengers to their destinations by the most direct available route.
(C) Taxicabs not to be used for illegal purposes. No taxicab shall be used for or in the commission of any illegal act, business or purpose.
(D) Transportation of more than one passenger at the same time. No person shall be admitted to a taxicab already occupied by a passenger without the consent of the other passenger.
(E) Miscellaneous prohibited conduct. It shall be unlawful for any taxicab driver, while on duty, to be under the influence of, or to drink any intoxicating beverage or beer; to use profane or obscene language; to shout or call to prospective passengers; to unnecessarily blow the automobile horn; or to otherwise unreasonably disturb the peace, quiet and tranquility of the city in any way.
(1989 Code, § 9-411)