D.C. Council moves to suspend taxicab driver licensing course

A D.C. Council panel is recommending that the District suspend the taxicab driver licensing class for more than two years to cull a “potentially catastrophic oversupply” of new cabbies taking to the streets.

The hacker’s license examination had been suspended since 2005 when the exam was compromised, though it resumed in March once new questions and security protocols were in place. The University of the District of Columbia continued to offer the training course during the four-year delay, resulting in a backlog of nearly 3,000 potential new taxi drivers.