So if Uber & Lyft lose their appeals, I’m taking bets on how long it will take before they cease operations in California. I’ll set the over/ under starting at

So if Uber & Lyft lose their appeals, I’m taking bets on how long it will take before they cease operations in California. I’ll set the over/ under starting at 65 days. In all seriousness, I’m not sure they will stop operating completely, but I have a hard time imagining this will be good for a large number of drivers who do it part time, or for consumers. If they have to be employees, then I imagine Uber/Lyft will only want to keep the most productive drivers around. The ones who do already do it full time. They will likely have to enforce real working hours/ actual schedules, based around demand. This means any of the fringe drivers, who do it part time for supplementary income will be out. They might not have the option anymore of just turning on the app and working a little bit when they decide. This will mean less choice and higher prices for riders.