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This was known to all cities prior to Uber. In Toronto, we had incidents where taxi drivers and customers were attacked in taxis. Regulations were implemented

by shyn3 9y ago

This was known to all cities prior to Uber. In Toronto, we had incidents where taxi drivers and customers were attacked in taxis. Regulations were implemented and each taxi driver was licensed by the city. They had a picture of the driver in the vehicle. There is an emergency light in the back in case of alarm the driver can pull which allows another person to call 911. There are many regulations that Uber is bypassing. It's a great idea, except the taxi service should not be based on the lowest cost, it should be based on safety. This is the one place you need regulations or strict standards. Our taxi's weren't allowed on the road if they were over 5~years old, now that is changing again. We are going backwards..

moduspol 9y ago
With Uber, you already get a picture of the driver, along with the plate number, make, and model of the car. You also already necessarily have a device capable of calling 911 by using Uber (your own phone). This whole idea that Toronto (or London, or Quebec) is the only place in the world with the unique insight to regulate ride sharing services with their own unique snowflake policies needs to be dispelled. Many of these regulations (including the ones you're citing) clearly are relics of the past that don't reasonably apply to these services. Residents of Toronto won't be able to move forward by clinging to the entrenched status quo out of misplaced beliefs that their regulations are future-proof, infallible, or provide any significant amount of additional safety to riders.
- s73ver_ 9y ago
  "You also already necessarily have a device capable of calling 911 by using Uber (your own phone)." Because there is absolutely no way that calling 911 on the person sitting next to you and in control of a 2 ton vehicle is going to end badly. Nope.
  - moduspol 9y ago
    I guess it just seems odd how taxis have existed safely in the other 99.9999% of the world without such a requirement. At some point it's more about protectionism than safety. This is yet another example.
    - s73ver_ 9y ago
      It's only protectionism if the existing taxi companies didn't have to do it. In fact, if Uber doesn't, but the taxi companies do, that's also protectionism, but for Uber.

by shyn3 9y ago

moduspol 9y ago

With Uber, you already get a picture of the driver, along with the plate number, make, and model of the car. You also already necessarily have a device capable of calling 911 by using Uber (your own phone). This whole idea that Toronto (or London, or Quebec) is the only place in the world with the unique insight to regulate ride sharing services with their own unique snowflake policies needs to be dispelled. Many of these regulations (including the ones you're citing) clearly are relics of the past that don't reasonably apply to these services. Residents of Toronto won't be able to move forward by clinging to the entrenched status quo out of misplaced beliefs that their regulations are future-proof, infallible, or provide any significant amount of additional safety to riders.

s73ver_ 9y ago
"You also already necessarily have a device capable of calling 911 by using Uber (your own phone)." Because there is absolutely no way that calling 911 on the person sitting next to you and in control of a 2 ton vehicle is going to end badly. Nope.
- moduspol 9y ago
  I guess it just seems odd how taxis have existed safely in the other 99.9999% of the world without such a requirement. At some point it's more about protectionism than safety. This is yet another example.
  - s73ver_ 9y ago
    It's only protectionism if the existing taxi companies didn't have to do it. In fact, if Uber doesn't, but the taxi companies do, that's also protectionism, but for Uber.