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Uber and Lyft already require this in the US, according to a quick google search. http://www.idrivewithuber.com/uber-driver-requirements/ http://www.idrivewith
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
Uber and Lyft already require this in the US, according to a quick google search.
http://www.idrivewithuber.com/uber-driver-requirements/ http://www.idrivewithuber.com/uber-driver-requirements/
https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/213585758-Requirements-to-Become-a-Lyft-Driver#bgc https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/213585758-Requiremen...
In India, Uber now imposes a background check that drastically exceeds the regulatory minimum (police-issued "character certificate", approx an 8k bribe).
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-09/uber-drivers-say-130-can-buy-a-clean-record-as-rape-riles-india http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-09/uber-drive...
Sounds like criminals driving cars isn't currently a problem in the US. In India, it's a problem that regulators don't solve but Uber does.
So again, what problems that currently exist would regulation solve?
- yjnut 10y agoIt is outrageously silly to compare Uber's self-regulation in an environment where it is surrounded by the constant threat of more intrusive government regulation; to it's hypothetical behavior in a hypothetical world where government regulation was not on the table. One of the MAJOR positive spillover effects from government regulation is that companies self-police themselves more effectively, as part of their attempt to make sure they remain officially unregulated.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoYou could be right. Maybe the optimal policy would be for politicians to rattle their sabre in Uber's general direction while doing nothing.