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Sorry, I’m reasonably libertarian but “operating in communities of concern” is fine by me for transit infrastructure providers. Taxis used to have laws that req

Sorry, I’m reasonably libertarian but “operating in communities of concern” is fine by me for transit infrastructure providers. Taxis used to have laws that required them to go to any destination requested, and stop for any person hailing a ride. Now that Uber has largely replaced taxis, a vital piece of community infrastructure (point to point transportation) is only available to people with smartphones. I have no problem requiring that Uber take fares by phone, or that scooter companies service all areas, as transit infrastructure shifts from publicly owned to privately owned.

chrischen 8y ago
That problem was caused by taci regulation as well. Governments forbade ride hailing services to be hailed off the street.
crazy1van 8y ago
>Taxis used to have laws that required them to go to any destination requested, and stop for any person hailing a ride Laws that in my experience the taxi drivers completely ignored with no consequences. At least with Uber they pick you up before they find out the destination.
briandear 8y ago
Lol. I still remember when I drove a taxi back in the day a street in Houston called Coke Street. Nobody would pick up there. And me, being an idiot, picked up a trip there and was promptly robbed at gunpoint. I’m laying on the ground with a gun in the back of my head while thugs took everything from me. You can make laws, but self-preservation always trumps some misguided attempts by government to legislate “equal access.” When certain areas of town are higher risk than others, it’s immoral to require someone to service that area. I bet a member of city council never once visited that street at 3am, yet those same jackasses are those trying to require a private business owner/employee to put their life at risk in order to assuage their social justic guilt. The people that can afford private taxis and Uber generally would have a smartphone. The ultra poor aren’t riding in taxis, but taking the bus. We shouldn’t be designing society around the idea that every single person deserves every single product or service available to the general public. Some people won’t get to ride in taxis; that’s just life. Some people can’t eat in restaurants— that doesn’t mean restaurants ought to be required to have a “low income menu.” Access to a taxi or a scooter isn’t a human right, it’s a luxury.

chrischen 8y ago

That problem was caused by taci regulation as well. Governments forbade ride hailing services to be hailed off the street.

crazy1van 8y ago

>Taxis used to have laws that required them to go to any destination requested, and stop for any person hailing a ride Laws that in my experience the taxi drivers completely ignored with no consequences. At least with Uber they pick you up before they find out the destination.

briandear 8y ago

Lol. I still remember when I drove a taxi back in the day a street in Houston called Coke Street. Nobody would pick up there. And me, being an idiot, picked up a trip there and was promptly robbed at gunpoint. I’m laying on the ground with a gun in the back of my head while thugs took everything from me. You can make laws, but self-preservation always trumps some misguided attempts by government to legislate “equal access.” When certain areas of town are higher risk than others, it’s immoral to require someone to service that area. I bet a member of city council never once visited that street at 3am, yet those same jackasses are those trying to require a private business owner/employee to put their life at risk in order to assuage their social justic guilt. The people that can afford private taxis and Uber generally would have a smartphone. The ultra poor aren’t riding in taxis, but taking the bus. We shouldn’t be designing society around the idea that every single person deserves every single product or service available to the general public. Some people won’t get to ride in taxis; that’s just life. Some people can’t eat in restaurants— that doesn’t mean restaurants ought to be required to have a “low income menu.” Access to a taxi or a scooter isn’t a human right, it’s a luxury.