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>it’s a matter of time before people get killed by incompetent/unlicensed drivers or dangerous vehicles. Unlikely. We're talking about driving cars over short

>it’s a matter of time before people get killed by incompetent/unlicensed drivers or dangerous vehicles. Unlikely. We're talking about driving cars over short distances, something the vast majority of people can do (and do anyway) well enough, not brain surgery.

Spooky23 7y ago
As the rates continue to drop, the quality of drivers and vehicles will continue to decline. The average human can handle driving, the problem is that controls don’t really exist to prevent known bad drivers. Even in commercial driving scenarios, the government expends a lot of resources enforcing driver and vehicle safety, and new, shitty operators emerge all of the time. (Google Chinatown buses) As a passenger of an Uber, you have no idea who is actually driving, if they are qualified (ie. licensed, sober, etc) or how safe the car is... and neither does Uber.
- darkwizard42 7y ago
  This is patently false...the driver meets all the regulation set by cities and states. They also pass background checks and have continuous 6-12 month reruns on all those checks. You similarly have no idea if your taxi driver, bus driver, train operator is sober. Hell, most people recognize their friends or family are not sober and still knowingly get in the vehicle.
  - Spooky23 7y ago
    How do you know that the operator of the vehicle is the licensee? Do you compare the name on the app to the drivers license? A taxi, bus, truck driver will instantly lose their CDL privilege under many circumstances, including DUI or suffer sanction operating an unsafe vehicle. Train operators get blacklisted. When a carrier like a bus company allows unlicensed drivers to drive, they get sanctioned as well.
    - darkwizard42 7y ago
      Er. You don't know the answer do your two questions when you get in a cab either...Lyft and Uber both do real-time verification (selfies, take a photo of your drivers license). [1] Drivers also have pictures attached to their profile which help passengers at a quick glance understand this as well. I would compare this to how taxi drivers have their taxi license on display. Not perfect, but doesn't seem like the Uber/Lyft issue is anyway less safe than taxis. [1] https://eng.uber.com/real-time-id-check/ https://eng.uber.com/real-time-id-check/

Spooky23 7y ago

As the rates continue to drop, the quality of drivers and vehicles will continue to decline. The average human can handle driving, the problem is that controls don’t really exist to prevent known bad drivers. Even in commercial driving scenarios, the government expends a lot of resources enforcing driver and vehicle safety, and new, shitty operators emerge all of the time. (Google Chinatown buses) As a passenger of an Uber, you have no idea who is actually driving, if they are qualified (ie. licensed, sober, etc) or how safe the car is... and neither does Uber.

darkwizard42 7y ago
This is patently false...the driver meets all the regulation set by cities and states. They also pass background checks and have continuous 6-12 month reruns on all those checks. You similarly have no idea if your taxi driver, bus driver, train operator is sober. Hell, most people recognize their friends or family are not sober and still knowingly get in the vehicle.
- Spooky23 7y ago
  How do you know that the operator of the vehicle is the licensee? Do you compare the name on the app to the drivers license? A taxi, bus, truck driver will instantly lose their CDL privilege under many circumstances, including DUI or suffer sanction operating an unsafe vehicle. Train operators get blacklisted. When a carrier like a bus company allows unlicensed drivers to drive, they get sanctioned as well.
  - darkwizard42 7y ago
    Er. You don't know the answer do your two questions when you get in a cab either...Lyft and Uber both do real-time verification (selfies, take a photo of your drivers license). [1] Drivers also have pictures attached to their profile which help passengers at a quick glance understand this as well. I would compare this to how taxi drivers have their taxi license on display. Not perfect, but doesn't seem like the Uber/Lyft issue is anyway less safe than taxis. [1] https://eng.uber.com/real-time-id-check/ https://eng.uber.com/real-time-id-check/