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If you don't take Uber's word for it, don't use Uber. Given that there are alternatives available, I don't see the need for regulation here.
by Zak 14y ago
If you don't take Uber's word for it, don't use Uber. Given that there are alternatives available, I don't see the need for regulation here.
- uncompetence 14y agoExcept that's not how public safety works. Part of why this regulation exists is because having unregulated taxi drivers (at least to the judgement of lawmakers) poses a danger to everyone else on roads etc.
- ramanujan 14y agoIt surprises me that intelligent people are so ready to take bureaucrats and politicians at their word when they claim that "your safety is our priority".
- evgen 14y agoIs it any less surprising than someone taking the word of a corporate entity when they use the exact same phrase?
- Robelius 14y agoYes! God forbid someone isn't as cynical about the government! I mean obviously regulators that are regulating the cabs are interested in making the government a profit to ensure that the gov is the most profitable organiza....wait a second. Oh yah, the governments role is to provide for the common welfare of this nation. Silly me.
- Zak 14y agoThat's its role in theory, but in practice, governments are made out of people, and people don't always have the motives they're supposed to. A government official might be more motivated by a desire to protect the profits of his friend's taxi company than by what's in the interests of society as a whole. It doesn't always work out this way, but I think in the case of companies like Uber, the interests of the company, the customer and society as a whole all align. To be able to make a profit, Uber needs to be perceived as safe. The most effective way to do that is to actually be safe.
- pfortuny 14y agoYou can just go to Peru, Bolivia or anywhere near them and check if you are insured whenever you get into a 'taxi'...
- eli 14y agoNeat! How do I get in on that? It would be super convenient if my business could opt out of regulations I find inconvenient.
- Zak 14y agoYou do something that isn't quite covered under a strict reading of the regulations that are in place, then you hire a good lawyer.