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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Don't expect to find any chatty bus or limousine
drivers at McCarran International Airport -- saying anything much more
than "Hello" could result in a hefty fine. 
For years, drivers caught soliciting travelers at the airport by calling
out "hotel shuttle" or "We can go there cheaper" were fined up to
$10,000 by the city Transportation Services Authority. 
Drivers became so fearful of the fines, they clammed up. 
Now the TSA has acknowledged its rules are a bit too stringent. It's
considering adopting the "Hello" rule, which allows drivers to say the
following phrases: "May I help you?" "Good morning," "Good afternoon"
and "Good evening." 
"Instead of everyone standing around looking dumb, we felt there needed
to be at least an attempt to help the public," Dennis Colling, manager
of transportation for the authority, said Wednesday. 
The five companies that operate from curbs outside the airport's baggage
claim support the proposal. 
"At times, it looked like a sideshow out there. I think what happened is
the drivers were getting carried away," Lyle Clark, general manager of
CLS of Las Vegas, said of the drivers' past antics. 
Commissioners will consider adopting the new rule in November. 
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