(SECOND INTERVIEW)
Monday, November 10 2008 - Dangerous Job: Taxi Driver
Monday, November 10 2008 - Dangerous Job: Taxi Driver
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Assaults and robberies of taxi drivers are on the rise. Cab drivers are 60 times more likely to be murdered than people doing any other job.
Cabbie Roy Carlson was nearly killed last spring when a teenage passenger attacked him. After she refused to pay the fare, the 15-year-old girl cut Roy's throat and nearly severed his carotid artery. She was released from a juvenile facility after serving only 3 months.
Roy talks with Dick Gordon about his split-second decision to chase the girl after being attacked - and how his view of passengers has changed.