In a special hearing today the Nevada Taxicab Authority denied Handicab LLC’s request to put up to 40 handicapped accessible taxis into service. Handicab claimed the handicapped population of Las Vegas is under served and they were needed.

Ultimately it is my opinion Handicab LLC was sunk because they should have requested a dozen licenses, not 40, and we are in a severe Recessionary Market for all taxicab services. It is clear to me, Handicab was just using the disabled to gain a new cab company license here in Las Vegas.

In a 3-0 vote in a special meeting, the Taxicab Authority voted to grant motions for summary judgment from seven would-be competitors of Handicab that effectively blocks the company from making its case for certification.

In the end, the Taxi Cab Authority Board denied the request. “I do want to praise Handicab for their desire to help the handicapped community, but that’s not (why) they asked the board to grant 40 new cabs,” Stacie Truesdell Michaels with the Taxicab Authority said.