Passengers—Receiving and discharging by drivers.
Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 6.72.340
in effect6.72.340 - Passengers—Receiving and discharging by drivers.
Drivers of taxicabs shall not receive or discharge passengers upon the roadway, but shall pull to the extreme right-hand side of the road or to the sidewalk and there receive or discharge passengers, except upon one-way streets where passengers may be discharged at either side of the roadway in the absence of a sidewalk. As an exception, when access to curb space is blocked by parked vehicles, drivers may pull to the extreme right-hand lane, and stop to expeditiously receive or discharge passengers from the right side of the vehicle. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the parking of a vehicle at any place where parking is otherwise restricted or prohibited.
(Ord. BL2006-1062 § 1, 2006; Ord. BL2000-325 § 1 (part), 2000)
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_TIT6BULIRE_DIVIGERE_CH6.72TA_ARTIIIEQOP_6.72.340PAECDIDRFetched: 10/28/2026