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> That is only because Uber has decided to. Tomorrow Uber could put a price on the app and then when you get there double it for "unforeseen traffic conditions"
by haberman 12y ago
> That is only because Uber has decided to. Tomorrow Uber could put a price on the app and then when you get there double it for "unforeseen traffic conditions".
That's like saying we should regulate the price of milk because the grocery store cash register might charge you something different than the price you saw on the shelf. There are plenty of consumer protections already in place to punish that kind of deception.
- kalleboo 12y ago> There are plenty of consumer protections already in place to punish that kind of deception And who's going to spot if the Uber app incorrectly calculates distances, skimming a couple bucks off each rider? This is why taxis have regulations for approved taximeters. That's an existing taxi regulation that clearly should also apply to Uber. Same as how scales used in trade have to be validated.
- cloverich 12y ago> And who's going to spot if the Uber app incorrectly calculates distances, skimming a couple bucks off each rider? If this is being used by thousands of riders a day, I would wager it would be spotted fairly quickly. Is there good reason to imagine otherwise?
- fred_durst 12y agoBecause it actually happened quite often with taxis before the meter system?