(A) Direct route. Any driver employed to carry any passenger to a definite point shall take the most direct route which will carry the passenger safely and expeditiously to the point of destination.
(B) Receipt. Every driver shall, if requested, give a correct receipt upon payment of the correct fare.
(C) Interference with vehicular traffic prohibited. Vehicles shall not be operated over public streets in search of or soliciting prospective passengers for hire in such a manner as to interfere with vehicular traffic.
(D) Capacity. No driver shall accept, take into the vehicle or transport any larger number of passengers than the rated seating capacity of the vehicle.
(E) Refusal to carry passengers. It is unlawful for any driver operating under a permit issued pursuant to the terms of this chapter to refuse, when the vehicle is in service, to transport any person who represents himself or herself for carriage in a sober and orderly manner and for a lawful purpose.
(F) Solicitation of passengers. It is unlawful for any driver to leave the side of the vehicle to solicit passengers or to solicit passengers in a louder tone of voice than that used in ordinary conversation.
(Ord. 653-C.S., passed 2-5-02) Penalty, see § 10.99