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Not sure what "evil" laws you are talking about, but car safety, maintenance, insurance, fare counter requirements, mandatory drivers background check etc. are

by kbart 9y ago

Not sure what "evil" laws you are talking about, but car safety, maintenance, insurance, fare counter requirements, mandatory drivers background check etc. are all beneficial to the user in my book.

dingo_bat 9y ago
> car safety, maintenance, insurance All those laws exist for all cars, not just taxis. > fare counter requirements Classic example of over-regulation, leading to crappy service, low supply, and high prices. > mandatory drivers background check If some person is so suspect that you cannot trust them to drive you around in public while being tracked by GPS continuously, why is he not locked up? This is a bullshit made-up requirement and does not prevent anything.
- kbart 9y ago
  "All those laws exist for all cars, not just taxis." I don't know where you are from, but here taxi cars have stricter safety, ecology, age (and probably more) requirements than private cars. Which makes sense as they usually spend more time on roads and carry more people. "Classic example of over-regulation, leading to crappy service, low supply, and high prices." Um, no. Fare counter regulations and checks just make sure that it shows distance/fare correctly, and as far as I know, there's no monopoly in this market -- it's much like scales regulation in grocery stores.
- stephenr 9y ago
  > If some person is so suspect that you cannot trust them to drive you around in public while being tracked by GPS continuously, why is he not locked up? This is a bullshit made-up requirement and does not prevent anything. Are you fucking kidding me? Prison sentences are usually not "for the rest of your natural life", and repeat offending is VERY COMMON. Edit: GPS tracked by a fucking iPhone app. That the driver can turn off. What the fuck fantasy world do you live in that you can't imagine someone who is walking the streets possibly having bad intentions for other people.
  - JBReefer 9y ago
    They still know exactly who was driving. In areas where impersonation by people without working papers has been a problem, they've started to make the drivers photograph themselves to prove their identity. It's a safer system than the existing yellow cab setup - if you go missing, at least they have a pretty good idea about who did it.

by kbart 9y ago

Not sure what "evil" laws you are talking about, but car safety, maintenance, insurance, fare counter requirements, mandatory drivers background check etc. are all beneficial to the user in my book.

dingo_bat 9y ago

> car safety, maintenance, insurance All those laws exist for all cars, not just taxis. > fare counter requirements Classic example of over-regulation, leading to crappy service, low supply, and high prices. > mandatory drivers background check If some person is so suspect that you cannot trust them to drive you around in public while being tracked by GPS continuously, why is he not locked up? This is a bullshit made-up requirement and does not prevent anything.

kbart 9y ago
"All those laws exist for all cars, not just taxis." I don't know where you are from, but here taxi cars have stricter safety, ecology, age (and probably more) requirements than private cars. Which makes sense as they usually spend more time on roads and carry more people. "Classic example of over-regulation, leading to crappy service, low supply, and high prices." Um, no. Fare counter regulations and checks just make sure that it shows distance/fare correctly, and as far as I know, there's no monopoly in this market -- it's much like scales regulation in grocery stores.
stephenr 9y ago
> If some person is so suspect that you cannot trust them to drive you around in public while being tracked by GPS continuously, why is he not locked up? This is a bullshit made-up requirement and does not prevent anything. Are you fucking kidding me? Prison sentences are usually not "for the rest of your natural life", and repeat offending is VERY COMMON. Edit: GPS tracked by a fucking iPhone app. That the driver can turn off. What the fuck fantasy world do you live in that you can't imagine someone who is walking the streets possibly having bad intentions for other people.
- JBReefer 9y ago
  They still know exactly who was driving. In areas where impersonation by people without working papers has been a problem, they've started to make the drivers photograph themselves to prove their identity. It's a safer system than the existing yellow cab setup - if you go missing, at least they have a pretty good idea about who did it.