Another quote, voicing a concern I share: > the new formula incentivizes companies to keep that utilization time high when the city calculates its pay rates. T

Another quote, voicing a concern I share: > the new formula incentivizes companies to keep that utilization time high when the city calculates its pay rates. That can mean the companies look for ways to have fewer drivers on the road. Personally, I'm all for legislation around minimum per-minute, per-mile, and per-trip payments. Keeps a level playing field and prevents a race to the bottom in a situation where workers can't collectively bargain. But this "utilization rate" thing definitely sounds like an overreach that's likely to have unintended/regrettable consequences. It should be up to drivers to determine if they're spending too much time waiting around, and choose to do something else with their time when that's the case (my impression is this is one of the best parts of these programs for drivers currently - it's easy to act on your opportunity cost).