Uber drivers and Uber are both insured, from what I read on line. I would support higher levels of mandatory insurance for both cab and uber.
Licensed to drive wildly through the streets, to run yellows at top speed, to take longer “scenic” routes, etc.
True–the smell of vomit and piss on torn faux-leather is a standard that MUST be maintained.
So they don’t have artificial scarcity to drive up the prices.
And you still haven’t addressed how a “carpool and everyone chips in for the gas” thing is any different than Uber.
Sure, I have no problem with it.
How is “a carpool and everyone chips in for the gas” any similar to Uber?
Quit while you’re behind.
Here. In the story I linked to above.
In some extreme cases, but for the most part it’s what we call “supply and demand” and it’s how “the economy” works. Uber has also set caps on fares during emergencies like some of the recent winter storms out east.
I also think most people would agree that paying a little more not to have to wait for several hours for a ride home is well worth it. The real world data also shows that the prices tend to be comparable to traditional taxis during peak hours and significantly less other times.
:smack: Do you really not understand how this works or are you just being intentionally contrary or what? The taxi companies can’t put more cars to work because they’re already running at 100% capacity pretty much all the time. Uber can’t literally pull drivers out of thin air obviously, but the pool of potential drivers is near limitless and they have the ability to increase the pay to get more cars and drivers on the road during high demand. Taxi companies can’t.
Also to harp on this some more, once again in most jurisdictions taxi drivers and cars aren’t particularly vetted. Certainly with cars, Uber’s standards are generally higher with requiring newer model sedans. The retired cop cars that are the backbone of the US taxi fleet certainly wouldn’t pass. I don’t know all that much about the driver vetting, but I imagine their insurance requires the same general basic “not too bad” driving record most cab companies do. With things like the rapes, in every jurisdiction I’m familiar with there’s nothing that would stop a felon or sex offender with a decent driving record from becoming a cab driver.
And that is a problem.
No it isn’t.
And suddenly I’m seeing garishly painted cars with wrought woodwork pulled by a quartet of spirited horses lashed into a frenzy along the city roads by some chap in a waistcoat, mustachios and long black locks as he calls “Hola ! Hola !” at his mettlesome steeds, and the violins play.
Ah, that zigeuner music : how it speaks to my soul !
*Hola, Hola, Hola, Hola, The world belongs to me,
A gipsy lad, Whose life is glad, I love whate’er I see.
Hola, Hola, Hola, Hola, My days are filled with joy,
And all the earth is sweet with mirth for me, a gipsy boy. *
No one’s forcing you to use it, Smapti. It’s not for you to decide whether others can. I never have, but I’ve used regular cabs. Gross and dangerous in a couple instances. Give me an Uber or Lyft driver with documented positive reviews any day.
It is rather obvious. I ran a search for Uber because the story isn’t exactly hot off the press and I didn’t want to duplicate it. Your use didn’t show up or I missed it, and I think of Uber über alles every time I read anything about the Uber app.
It is, with very little doubt, the reason the company was named Uber, the word having been imported into English.
In many states, New Jersey included, taxis are not required to have liability insurance for passengers so they do not because of the cost. Passengers are covered by their own health insurance.
And where in this link does it specifically mention the New Delhi rape story and THAT specific reporter being threatened?
Hint: It doesn’t.
Inherently dangerous machines that pollute the environment, compete with mass transit, that 90% of the adults in the country are licensed to operate.
Definitely need to restrict the operation of these machines to a monopoly, you don’t know WHO will be driving on the streets if you let just anyone pick up a fare.
Having a bunch of tiny monopolies providing crappy service isn’t doing anyone a favor, except the owner of the monopoly.
In France, that’s exactly why the service has essentially been banned. It’s OK to carpool for free, but if you charge for the privilege you gotta get in with the taxicab licensing laws and such. Which Uber emphatically declined to (their public statement essentially boiling down to “We’ve decided we don’t fall under taxi laws in any country we’re in, we’re not about to make a special regime for France”).
I’m not really familiar with Uber but I’m pretty OK with that ruling because I can’t really see how they differ from any other taxi service, besides the “crowdsourcing” shtick.
That’s ridiculous. Because a woman in the U.S. talks about Uber-driver rape it doesn’t count?
The entire story is predicated on her writing that Uber is sexist and misogamist, for which an Uber exec threatened her, with more than a whiff of blackmail, for saying so.
No Indian reporter or blogger said so, so it can’t be true. What are you? Eight years old?
Well, a little research showed there’s more to the story: Ride Sharing vs. Traditional Taxis.
I stand corrected.
No. I agree whole-heartedly with Smapti on this one: Uber is a criminal enterprise that seeks to provide transportation services without going thru established procedures or rules. I am very happy that my state (Nevada) shut them down. Fuck Uber. If they want to play, play by the rules like everyone else does.
From your link: