Propose dedicated sleep zones on FDR
Forget bike lanes. According to reports, New York taxi drivers are demanding the city create “nap lanes” along major highways to allow exhausted cabbies to catch some zs between fares. The proposal includes padded asphalt, complimentary earplugs, and a rotating schedule of soothing Drake playlists.
“We work 14-hour shifts dodging potholes and tourists with bad directions,” said one Midtown cabbie. “We deserve a lane to crashnot literally, but you know.” Drivers argue nap lanes would improve safety by preventing dozing at red lights, a common phenomenon in the city. “If I nod off in the Lincoln Tunnel again, its on the city,” another driver added.
City officials are skeptical. “New Yorkers barely tolerate bike lanes. Nap lanes will cause road rage riots,” warned a DOT insider. But taxi unions are firm, suggesting pilot programs on the FDR, the BQE, and directly outside LaGuardia Airport (where drivers already nap while waiting for late flights).
Tabloids revved their engines. “SNOOZE CRUISE” blared the Post. The Daily News countered: “NAP YORK CITY.” Social media memes showed yellow cabs tucked into tiny beds on the highway. TikTokers launched a “Cabby Nap Challenge,” where users filmed themselves dozing in traffic jams.
Mayor Adams floated a compromise: hammocks at taxi stands. Governor Hochul suggested quiet zones on bridges, provided drivers agree not to snore too loudly. Meanwhile, Uber drivers scoffed, saying they already nap in their Priuses for free.
For now, the nap lane plan sits idling in bureaucracy. But one thing is clear: in the city that never sleeps, even taxi drivers are ready to hit snooze.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/nyc-taxi-drivers-nap-lanes/
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/nyc-taxi-drivers-nap-lanes/.
By: Annika Steinmann.
