(a)
Required to provide
service. A driver of a call or demand vehicle shall, at all times when
on duty and not engaged, furnish trip service on demand to an orderly person
for lawful purposes.
(b)
Shortest route to be followed. A driver of a call or demand
vehicle shall transport passengers to their destinations by the shortest
practical route, unless directed by a passenger to take a different
route.
(c)
Log
sheets. A driver of a vehicle in call or demand service shall keep a
log sheet or manifest for each shift he operates unless some other method is,
upon petition, specifically approved by the Commission. The log sheet may be in
electronic format, with the data supplied by either the driver or the
certificateholder's dispatch system. These log sheets shall be filled out
contemporaneously with the trip, on a form supplied by the certificateholder.
The log sheets shall be retained by the certificateholder for at least 2 years.
Log sheets may be retained in electronic format. Log sheets, or comparable
printouts from an electronic storage device, shall be turned over upon request
to an authorized representative of the Commission upon the rendering of a
receipt. Drivers shall fill out the log sheets with the following information:
(1) The date.
(2) The time he commenced the shift and the
time he ended the shift and ceased driving.
(3) The vehicle identification
number.
(4) The times and places of
origin and destination of each trip including the odometer or meter mileage at
the origin and destination of each passenger trip. Origin and destination
places shall contain a street name and address or, if unavailable, an
identifiable landmark.
(5) The
number of passengers and the fare collected on each trip, indicating separately
each fare collected from each passenger or party of passengers sharing the
ride.
(6) Each trip on which
packages were delivered and the charge for the trip.
(7) The meter readings at the beginning and
end of each shift, if applicable.
(8) The name and number of the
driver.
(9) The signature of the
driver attesting to the accuracy of the data recorded, including an electronic
signature when appropriate.
(10)
Other information as may be required by this title.
(d)
Baggage. No charge may
be made by a certificateholder or driver for a hand baggage or hand luggage
carried by a fare-paying passenger.
(e)
Expressage. The driver
may carry packages or parcels when the merchandise is accompanied by a
passenger but shall refuse to carry the packages or parcels when the contents
cause the vehicle to become stained or evil smelling. Nothing contained in this
subsection may be interpreted as permitting the hiring of vehicles for
expressage purposes only unless the rights are specifically included in a
certificate held by the carrier.
(f)
Fare receipts. The
driver of a call or demand vehicle shall, if requested, deliver to the person
paying for hire of the same, at the time of payment, a correct receipt
therefor. Upon this receipt shall be legibly printed or written the name of the
carrier, a method of identifying the vehicle and its driver, items for which a
charge is made, the total amount paid and the date of payment. A
certificateholder shall supply each of its drivers with blank receipts
assembled in book form.
