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>Why should Uber (and, by extension both drivers and users) be forced to treat all users as if they are the most expensive users? The same reason we require bu
by slg 5y ago
>Why should Uber (and, by extension both drivers and users) be forced to treat all users as if they are the most expensive users?
The same reason we require businesses to install wheelchair ramps.
A business has to follow all laws. If a business can't do that in a cost effective manner that is the business's problem and not the law's.
Laws also aren't always all good or all bad. Sometimes they include both positive and negative consequences. Making it more expensive to do business is a tradeoff that society has decided to accept in the name of making the world more accessible to people with disabilities.
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- jedberg 5y agoWheelchair ramps don't create an ongoing cost. It's a one time cost.
- slg 5y agoI'm not sure why it matters whether the cost is one time or ongoing. Either way, wheelchair ramps were simply one example. There are plenty of other accessibility considerations that do have ongoing costs. Elevators are probably the most similar parallel that have both an upfront cost and an ongoing maintenance cost and are often required for the same accessibility reasons.
- goatlover 5y agoBut in this case, the business relies on drivers providing their own vehicles. The tradeoff would be that most drivers would no longer be able to drive for Uber.
- slg 5y agoIt doesn't matter who pays for it. That is a debate between Uber at its drivers. All that matters it the requirements for the service that is provided to the public. If Uber can't afford to pay for it and/or they lose drivers because drivers refuse to pay for it, those are Uber's problems and not the law's.
- ApolloFortyNine 5y ago>those are Uber's problems and not the law's. It becomes a problem for the citizens when the cost of this policy causes prices to skyrocket due to artificial scarcity.
- slg 5y agoShould we also allow companies to run sweatshops and dump pollutants in the local water supply because not doing those things causes prices to skyrocket?
- ApolloFortyNine 5y agoNice strawman.
- cortesoft 5y agoThe law doesn't require all cars be equipped for wheelchairs, just that wheelchair users can get service for the same price and same wait time as others. You can accomplish that without requiring all cars to have wheelchair access.
- slg 5y agoI'm not the one who suggested that all Uber vehicles need to be wheelchair accessible. However increasing the current percentage of their fleet to an acceptable level will have costs associated with it that either Uber or its drivers will need to cover.
- goatlover 5y agoIt potentially becomes a problem for the public if we lose a commonly used transportation service, if Uber and it's drivers can't afford to pay for it.