I drive for a taxi/limo company here in the New York Metro area...probably 95 percent of my runs, the runs of all the drivers in my company are runs to or from the airport, each of us picking up passengers from all around the world. Some of those clients who get into our small enclosed spaces bring with them coughs, colds, and various sniffles. With screening protocols for Ebola being put in place at our various and assorted international airports (JFK, Leguardia, Stewart) it begs the question at least for me, "Are taxi and limousine drivers America's first line of exposure to those who may be bringing this deadly disease to our country via international flights.
Not panicking here, not going to put a plastic sheet up between myself and my passenger, but one can't help but wonder, "Am I at risk?" Trust me, when a customer is coughing in the back seat, you ask them, "So where are you flying in from?", and you do breath a sigh of relief when they respond with something like Atlanta, or Chicago.
Guess I should end this and go get ready to transport people to and from their hotels as I contemplate this important topic.
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