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  1. GuidesAssaulted or Threatened as a Driver: What to Do NextAttacked, robbed or threatened in your cab or app car? What to do in the first hour, how to save camera video before it's erased, and who pays if you're hurt./guides/driver-assault-what-to-do Safety & points
  2. GuidesCrash in a TLC Vehicle? Who You Must Tell, and WhenAfter a crash in a taxi or FHV you have duties at the scene, to the vehicle owner, to the DMV within 10 days and sometimes to TLC. A step-by-step timeline./guides/accident-reporting-tlc Safety & points
  3. GuidesDMV Points vs TLC Points: How Both Add Up for DriversOne bad month can put points on two records. See which tickets give DMV points, which give TLC points, how the two counts differ, and where they add together./guides/dmv-points-tlc-drivers Safety & points
  4. GuidesMental Health Help for NYC DriversFree, confidential mental health help for NYC taxi and app drivers: 988, counseling in 8 languages, the TLC Wellness Room and virtual doctors. Who qualifies./guides/mental-health-help-nyc-drivers Safety & points
  5. GuidesNYC Speed Limits in 2026: 25, 20, 15 & 10 MPH StreetsNYC speed limits now: the 25 mph default, Sammy's Law 20 mph streets and slow zones, 15 mph school zones, and what speeding costs a TLC driver in points./guides/nyc-speed-limits-tlc-drivers Safety & points
  6. GuidesPre-Shift Checklist for TLC Drivers: Papers, Car, AppsA printable 5-minute check before each TLC shift: fitness, hours, papers on display, brakes and lights, E-ZPass mounting and phone rules, each tied to a rule./guides/tlc-driver-pre-shift-checklist Safety & points
  7. GuidesScams Targeting NYC Drivers and How to Spot ThemFake Uber support calls, payout card swaps, toll texts, health-plan pressure and identity theft: how scams hit NYC drivers, the red flags, where to report./guides/scams-targeting-nyc-drivers Safety & points
  8. GuidesSerious Crash Rule: When TLC Can Suspend Your LicenseTLC rule 80-14(h): what counts as a Serious Crash, when TLC can suspend your license at once, when revocation is automatic, and how to ask for a hearing./guides/serious-crash-tlc-license Safety & points
  9. GuidesSpeed and Red Light Cameras: What TLC Drivers OweCamera tickets go to the owner, carry no points and skip OATH. See who pays when you lease, what a garage may charge you, and when they matter to TLC./guides/speed-and-red-light-cameras-tlc Safety & points
  10. GuidesStorms, Travel Bans & Emergencies: A TLC Driver GuideCan you drive during a NYC travel ban or curfew? What the 2026 blizzard order said about for-hire vehicles, past TLC notices, and how to get official alerts./guides/severe-weather-and-emergencies-tlc Safety & points
  11. GuidesTaxi Safety Gear: Partitions, Trouble Lights & CamerasWhich NYC taxis, green cabs and livery cars need a partition, amber trouble lights or a camera: the specs, the fines, and who may see the camera video./guides/taxi-safety-equipment-partition-lights-camera Safety & points
  12. GuidesTLC Cell Phone Rule: What Phone Setups Are LegalTLC's phone rule is stricter than state law: even an earbud counts. See which mounted devices taxi, green cab and FHV drivers may use, and what a ticket costs/guides/tlc-cell-phone-rule Safety & points
  13. GuidesTLC Critical Driver Program: What It Was, What Replaced ItTLC's Critical Driver Program ended in 2023. See the 1999–2023 timeline, how the old DMV-point rules differ from today's, and what an old case means now./guides/critical-driver-program-history Safety & points
  14. GuidesTLC Persistent Violator Program: Points & SuspensionHow TLC adds up TLC and DMV points over 15 months under rule 80-27, when your license is suspended or revoked, and how point-reduction courses help./guides/persistent-violator-program-points Safety & points
  15. GuidesWorkers' Comp for Livery Drivers: The ILDBFNYC's livery driver fund pays workers' comp only for catastrophic injuries and crimes. Who qualifies, how to claim, and when no-fault pays instead./guides/livery-driver-workers-comp-ildbf Safety & points