Not sure I agree. I live here in NYC and rode cabs throughout the two day strike. I spoke with each driver trying to understand their take on the situation. Of the 5 or 6 I spoke with, only one mentioned the additional expense that drivers would incur.

The overriding concern seems to be a fear of privacy and monitoring by the TLC. I heard reasons that seemed wacky (they will be monitoring real-time how fast drivers are going and ticket them) to ones that seamed legitimate (TLC having real time knowledge of where and when a fare is picked up). I don't believe that cabbies have to submit a trip report- though they must keep one. The report is maintained by the driver for their records and is only reviewed when a customer complains.

In short, there is quite a bit of disinformation that has reached drivers and their seems to be real confusion about what GPS will bring. While cost is an issue, the big problem seems to be that drivers don't see how this will benefit them. If the TLC had provided a means for the drivers to make more money from the GPS- my feeling is that it would not have run into such resistance.