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This is terrible news. Taxi drivers, at least in Munich, are just horrible. They're always unfriendly, and their driving is very aggressive, more often than not
by a254613e 7y ago
This is terrible news. Taxi drivers, at least in Munich, are just horrible. They're always unfriendly, and their driving is very aggressive, more often than not accompanied by swearing, and just overall uncomfortable. Cars also aren't as clean as the uber ones.
I avoid it at any cost, even when they're free, for example when public transportation has issues they offer free taxis to the affected passengers. I always opt out for walking, renting a bike, if it's close, or paying for an uber if it's a longer distance, rather than driving for free with the taxi.
The only advantage taxis had over uber is that there's more of them, and during some larger events such as Oktoberfest uber was always fully booked.
The regulation needs to be relaxed so that uber, and others, can compete based on their service - not some other rules and weird laws like the one mentioned in the article "that hired cars have to return to a rental firm’s main office after carrying out a ride,"
- CaptainZapp 7y agoThe regulation needs to be relaxed so that uber, and others, can compete based on their service Or, you know, Uber respecting regulation and adhere to it? But that, of course, would completely kill their business model, which essentially is not really a cab service, but regulation arbitrage. At least until the law cracks down on them.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoReally, what needs to happen is both. Sure, regulations may need review and adjustment for the smartphone era. But Uber should be burned to the ground by their blatant violation of the law. Sometimes breaking the law in the cause of good is justified. But Uber isn't doing civil disobedience, it's a greedy multinational that unilaterally decided to ignore the laws that stand between them and their profits. Such behavior has no place in a civilized society.