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• 4.24.16 ACCEPTANCE, DISCHARGE OF PASSENGERS (A) Duties of Drivers. (1)Restrictions on number ofpassengers. No driver shall permit more persons to be carried in a taxicab as passengers than the rated seating capacity of the taxicab as defined by the vehicle manufacturer. Every taxicab, as required by Arkansas Law, shall carry a child safety seat and the driver shall know how to properly install and safely use such device. A child under six years of age, properly restrained by a child safety seat shall not be counted as an extra passenger when accompanied by an adult. (2)Refusal to carry orderly passengers prohibited. No driver shall refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person or persons, or any person or persons accompanied by a Seeing Eye dog. It shall not be unlawful for a driver to refuse or neglect to convey any passenger who has previously refused or failed to pay a legal fare as provided in this article. (3)Prohibitions of drivers. It shall be a violation of this article for any driver of a taxicab to solicit business for any hotel or motel, or to attempt to divert patronage from one hotel or motel to another.Neither shall such driver engage in selling intoxicating liquors or use his vehicle for any illegal purpose. • (4)Passengers without fare prohibited. No driver shall permit any person to be carried in a taxicab as a passenger without payment of the legal fare mentioned in this article while a fare paying passenger is also being carried in the cab. (B) "Shared Ride"vs. "Exclusive Ride" All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the City, operating under the provisions of this article, shall render an overall service to the public desiring to use taxicabs. Such service may be a"shared ride' taxicab system where the consent of passengers is not needed to pick up or discharge additional passengers, nor to choose the route taken by the vehicle; or, such service may be an "exclusive ride"taxicab system providing door-to-door service in which the party hiring the vehicle has exclusive use of the vehicle and may direct the vehicle's route and destination. Under the shared ride system, a maximum of three pickups at different locations shall be permitted; after which all parties must reach their destination before additional pickups can be made. (C) Response to calls. Holders of Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity shall answer all calls received by them during the hours of operation specified on the holder's application for services inside the corporate limits of the City as soon as they can do so; and, if said services cannot be rendered within a reasonable time, they shall then notify the prospective passengers how long it will be before the call can be answered and give the • reason for the delay. Any holder who shall refuse to accept a call anywhere in the corporate limits of the City at any time when such holder has available cabs shall be