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SFMTA board approves replacing defunct state brake certificate with 19-point inspection for taxis
Summary
The board voted to amend the transportation code to remove the now-defunct state brake-certificate requirement for taxis and require a 19-point inspection; taxi-industry speakers urged clearer outreach and expressed concerns about contractor accountability even as staff said the new inspection would average about $50.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board on Feb. 4 approved an amendment to the city's transportation code to replace a state brake certificate requirement for taxi vehicles with a 19-point inspection, a staff-led change to address the elimination of the state program.
Philip Crana of Taxis Access and Mobility Services told the board the brake certificate program was ended at the state level and the proposed 19-point inspection is an industry…
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