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> For example, they probably should have been fine a couple million dollars for blocking Ocean Boulevard. OK. Can we also start hitting human drivers with thes
by throw__away7391 3y ago
> For example, they probably should have been fine a couple million dollars for blocking Ocean Boulevard.
OK. Can we also start hitting human drivers with these kinds of fines?
- HarryHirsch 3y agoJoe Public has smaller pockets than a VC-funded company whose real purpose seems to be to erode safety standards and bring "move fast, break things" into safety-critical industries. I mean, the real purpose of Uber and Doordash is not food delivery and taxicabs, it's erosion of labour rights in the form of California Prop 22.
- raldi 3y agoBut Joe has insurance.
- ceejayoz 3y agoWhat car insurance covers fines? Where do I sign up?!
- HarryHirsch 3y agoIt's not that legal entities didn't have liability insurance. But here's the rub: your insurance will not hesitate to take recourse against you in case of gross negligence. But you never hear in the news about that happen to companies when they mess up beyond acceptable limits, at most their rates go up. One would love to see bent sheriffs and cops turned out of house and home after yet another case of police misconduct when the insurance seizes every very last penny of theirs to recover damages, yet that never seems to happen.
- gwbas1c 3y agoSometimes I wish we would... But it's important to differentiate with a single car that breaks down in the middle of the road versus a whole fleet of cars. Ocean Boulevard is a very wide road, so a single car breaking down in the middle of it won't stop traffic.