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Out of interest - how much vetting and background checks do Uber do on their drivers? I was under impression that the heavy regulation of taxis was at least in-
by antihero 12y ago
Out of interest - how much vetting and background checks do Uber do on their drivers? I was under impression that the heavy regulation of taxis was at least in-part to protect the safety of drivers from maniacs/rapists/etc, and the medallion system ensured that there drivers were registered and checked.
Does Uber have a similar process? I mean I'm all for deregulation of a broken/corrupt system, but protecting people's safety is paramount - perhaps Uber/Lyft do need to be regulated at least in part, just not with the currently over-regulated (?) system.
- jordanthoms 12y agoYou can require a special license for taxi drivers so you can check them without having a medallion system - we've been doing it since 1989 in NZ.
- arebop 12y agoYou can always choose "Black Car" (the original Uber offering). They have all the traditional livery bonafides, licenses, etc.
- antihero 12y agoSo does that mean that UberX is completely unregulated and can just be some totally random person? That seems wholly irresponsible and dangerous.