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Add to this Uber Eats and Deliveroo. Here in London they are very popular, and most drivers use mopeds, which require very little training to get a license. I r
by fyfy18 8y ago
Add to this Uber Eats and Deliveroo. Here in London they are very popular, and most drivers use mopeds, which require very little training to get a license. I regularly see them driving through red lights, speeding, driving dangerously in general, and parking where they shouldn't.
- lozenge 8y agoSpecifically they have a provisional license which means they took a 1 day course. They haven't passed their full driving test and still have L plates on their motorcycle. It's insane they are allowed to work based on a skill they officially don't have.
- DanBC 8y agoI'm amazed they can afford the insurance.
- codyb 8y agoThey probably aren't. Aren't most Lyft and Uber drivers using non commercial insurance policies as well? What are your personal protections in an instance where you're a passenger in a commercial vehicle insured only for personal purposes in an accident where your driver's at fault? Would your medical bills be paid for? It's not something I'd considered before but seems concerning.
- rahimnathwani 8y agoIn China, approximately 100% of food delivery folks use electric mopeds, which (at least in Beijing) don't require a licence and don't require registration (although the latter is due to change soon). They don't generally speed, and their adherence to other traffic rules, courteous parking etc. are indistinguishable from other vehicle users.
- VoidWhisperer 8y agoThat is China in specific, which is not representative of the larger world in general, where people on mopeds for these apps are generally significantly less adherent to traffic laws.
- rahimnathwani 8y agoIt may not be representative of the US, UK and Western Europe. But I'd be surprised if China is unique. Anyone here from Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand or India? Do food delivery riders ride less cautiously/courteously than the general 2-wheeled population?
- seattle_spring 8y ago> their adherence to other traffic rules, courteous parking etc. are indistinguishable from other vehicle users. Having been to Beijing, this basically means "they don't follow traffic rules at all."
- nradov 8y agoThey have a direct financial incentive to break traffic and parking laws because that allows them to get paid for more deliveries. Uber Eats and other delivery services choose to turn a blind eye.