It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept as a passenger any person who seeks to use a taxicab; provided, such person is not abusive and conducts himself or herself in an orderly manner. No person shall be admitted to the taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of that passenger. The driver shall take his or her passenger to the destination by the most direct available route from the place where the passenger enters the taxicab.
(1963 Code, § 5-9-10) (Ord. 534, passed 1-4-1954; Am. Ord. 1226, passed 10-2-1989; Am. Ord. 1227, passed 10-16-1989)