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Shouldn't legislation be more reactive than preemptive? Isn't the Uber/Lyft worst case scenario that traffic gets a little worse?
by pbreit 8y ago
Shouldn't legislation be more reactive than preemptive? Isn't the Uber/Lyft worst case scenario that traffic gets a little worse?
- int_19h 8y agoPreemptive in this case means that only the state legislature can pass laws on this, and cities can't have bylaws on the subject. The declared intent is to ensure that some legislative subject is uniform throughout the state.
- vkou 8y agoThe worst case scenario is also that fixed rate, lottery availability taxi is completely replaced by highest bidder availability. Depending on your value system, this can be a good, or a bad thing.
- stale2002 8y agoNothing about Uber and Lyft existing prevents taxis from continuing to operate via fixed rate availability. In many of the big cities, taxis still exist alongside Uber and Lyft.
- SilasX 8y agoThat’s only how it works in theory. No city actually has a blinded lottery system for equitable pickups. In practice, drivers just discriminate on who looks likely to tip more when demand is hot, and this is very hard to police. Price controls rarely have this ideal outcome.