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they aren't dispatching taxis here's the relevant passage: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22117/tcp_and_taxicab_distinguished.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22117/tcp_an

by enki 15y ago

they aren't dispatching taxis here's the relevant passage: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22117/tcp_and_taxicab_distinguished.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22117/tcp_and_taxicab_distinguished.... (source: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D5E763FD-5706-4F7D-9F95-1DE383C4F92C/0/BasicInformationforPassengerCarriersandApplicantsRev012811.pdf http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D5E763FD-5706-4F7D-9F95-... ) (limousines which are passenger carriers regulated by CPUC aren't licensed to be hailed from the curb, but can perform prearranged transportation)

mikeryan 15y ago
Yes but local laws can supersede state ones on this. ie it can be legal in Modesto but illegal in SF. SF Definition of a Dispatch Service: Dispatch Service" shall mean any person, business, firm, partnership, association or corporation that receives communications from the public regarding taxi service for the purpose of forwarding such communications to motor vehicle for hire drivers, and shall include any owner, manager, employee, lessee and any agent of said service. "Dispatch Service" shall not include any service through which the public is able to communicate directly with Drivers, and shall not include any effort on the part of a Driver to market his or her services to the public.
- enki 15y ago
  SF Definition of Taxi: "Taxi" shall mean a vehicle operated pursuant to a Taxi or Ramp Taxi Medallion that is legally authorized to pick up passengers within the City with or without prearrangement, of a distinctive color or colors and which is operated at rates per mile or upon a waiting-time basis, or both, as measured by a Taximeter and which is used for the transportation of passengers for hire over and along the public streets, not over a defined route but, as to the route and destination, in accordance with and under the direction of the passenger or person hiring such vehicle. "as measured by a Taximeter", "for hire over and along the public streets" Because TCP's are legal in SF, and Uber can prearrange trips in a legal fashion using them, and there's no special law that applies to Uber only, in theory Uber should be able to operate legally. Technicalities like whether the trips are fully prearranged (pick-up AND drop-off) might come into play, but these are details they could fix. IANAL, but from what I've seen, If ordering a TCP via the internet is legal, ordering a TCP via the internet using Uber is also legal.

by enki 15y ago

mikeryan 15y ago

Yes but local laws can supersede state ones on this. ie it can be legal in Modesto but illegal in SF. SF Definition of a Dispatch Service: Dispatch Service" shall mean any person, business, firm, partnership, association or corporation that receives communications from the public regarding taxi service for the purpose of forwarding such communications to motor vehicle for hire drivers, and shall include any owner, manager, employee, lessee and any agent of said service. "Dispatch Service" shall not include any service through which the public is able to communicate directly with Drivers, and shall not include any effort on the part of a Driver to market his or her services to the public.

enki 15y ago
SF Definition of Taxi: "Taxi" shall mean a vehicle operated pursuant to a Taxi or Ramp Taxi Medallion that is legally authorized to pick up passengers within the City with or without prearrangement, of a distinctive color or colors and which is operated at rates per mile or upon a waiting-time basis, or both, as measured by a Taximeter and which is used for the transportation of passengers for hire over and along the public streets, not over a defined route but, as to the route and destination, in accordance with and under the direction of the passenger or person hiring such vehicle. "as measured by a Taximeter", "for hire over and along the public streets" Because TCP's are legal in SF, and Uber can prearrange trips in a legal fashion using them, and there's no special law that applies to Uber only, in theory Uber should be able to operate legally. Technicalities like whether the trips are fully prearranged (pick-up AND drop-off) might come into play, but these are details they could fix. IANAL, but from what I've seen, If ordering a TCP via the internet is legal, ordering a TCP via the internet using Uber is also legal.