Raleigh tells cabbies to meet dress, car codes

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's capital city has set a dress code for cab drivers.

The News&Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that the city council banned cab drivers from wearing short shorts, miniskirts, tank-tops and flip-flops as part of an extensive overhaul of the city's regulations of taxi companies.

The rules also forbids cars more than 10 years old from being used as cabs, raises application fees and allows the city to deny a permit to applicants with a felony, alcohol or drug conviction.

The council initially approved a provision that would have allowed city staff to deny permits to applicants who weren't U.S. citizens, but deleted that clause during a Tuesday vote.

The new rules go into effect Sunday.

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Information from: The News&Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com

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Nov 04, 2009 - 1:07 p.m. EDT

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