Statistics compiled by the Nevada Taxicab Authority, which regulates cabs only in Clark County, show a big increase in taxi trips for March and the for first three months of 2011.

Taxicab numbers in New York City have been restricted since 1937, when, as the fact book explains, “to address the problems of oversupply … the City Board of Aldermen enacted an ordinance … that froze ...

The driver of cab No. 666 in San Francisco wants to have its number changed and have the vehicle exorcised. Scott Simon explains why the man's fears aren't totally unfounded.