TAXI DRIVERS RELATE TO D.E.C.

KING TASH TAZ
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D.E.C. HANGS ON THE MICHAEL JACKSON WALL IN WHICH D. E. CAYARD, GUARDIAN ANGEL OF THE MICHAEL JACKSON TEMPLE AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST/PAINTER, CALLS UPON THE ARTISTS OF THE WORLD TO FACE THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF A LACK OF FACILITIES (BATHROOMS) FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO USE.

NEW YORK CITY TAXI DRIVERS ABOUT 44,000 OF THEM ARE FACED WITH THE QUEST OF FINDING RESTROOMS. MANY DESCRIBE THE TASK AS A HUNT FOR A TOLIET. THERE ARE THOSE WHO WORK 12HOUR SHIFTS AND ARE MILES AWAY FROM THEIR GARAGES IN WHICH THEY CAN RELIEVE THEIR BLADDER.

CABBIES ARE FINDING IT HARD TO PARK AND FIND A RESTROOM WITHOUT GETTING A TICKET. BIKE LANES AND MUNI METERS ARE ONE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SPOT CHECK DONE AND YELLOW SIGNS ARE MISSING AT A LEAST FIVE RELIEF STAND ZONES; TWO OTHERS WHERE GONE IN TIME SQUARE PEDESTRIAN REVAMP; CONSTRUCTION WAS BARRING ACCESS FROM TWO OTHERS; MANY WERE FULL; AND HANDFUL OF SPOTS WERE ALSO BEING USED BY LIVERY CARS WHO ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO USE.

DAVID POLLACK AN EDITOR OF TAXI INSIDER, TRADE PUBLICATION STATED THAT TAXI DRIVERS HAVE NATURAL NEEDS LIKE USING THE BATHROOM AND DRIVERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARK AT A TAXI STAND AND RELIEVE THEMSELVES AT A BATHROOM.

DR. DAVID GOLDFARB AT THE NEW YORK HARBOR VA MEDICAL CENTER CITED A 2003 CASE STUDY OF A 54 YEAR OLD. BECAUSE OF CHRONIC LACK OF BATHROOM ACCESS THE RESULT WAS AN ENLARGED “POORLY FUNCTIONING” BLADDER AND KIDNEY STONES. “INFREQUENT VOIDER SYNDROME” WHICH IS LACK OF URINATION ALSO COULD CAUSE DECREASED KIDNEY FUNCTIONS AND IN EXTREME CASES THE NEED OF A CATHETER.

A UNRINARY CATHETER IS ANY TUBE SYSTEM THAT IS PLACED IN THE BODY OF A PERSON TO DRAIN AND COLLECT URINE FROM THE BLADDER.

EVERY DAY CITIZENS ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FINDING BATHROOMS TO USE. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE CITY THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE HUMANS ARE IN NEED OF HELP AND ARE FACED WITH THIS CHALLENGE EVERYDAY. I HEAR THAT THE CITY IS REVISING THE SITES FOR THE TAXI DRIVERS. IT IS ALSO TIME FOR THE CITY TO REVISIT THE PROBLEM WITH HUMANS IN GENERAL. FOR IT IS A EVERYDAY PROBLEM WITH HUMANS AND SHOULD NOT BE.

INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM HEATHER HADDON AT THE AM NEW YORK, NOWHERE TO GO WHILE ON THE GO, NOVEMBER 23, 2009.