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Reading the article makes it really clear of why taxis are so regulated; because they need to be! I once had an idea that was basically Uber, back in 2005 when
by arenaninja 12y ago
Reading the article makes it really clear of why taxis are so regulated; because they need to be!
I once had an idea that was basically Uber, back in 2005 when I had a Motorola Razr and had also been left stranded, kept waiting for 45+minutes and forgotten about (or denied service!). My idea at the time involved selling it to the yellow cab industry so that they could send the closest cab and let the customer know the estimate time. But at no point did I think it a good idea to throw away the entire body of regulation for taxi services
- dpweb 12y agoUber blew up in large part cause the taxi experience was so horrible. Especially for middle class business-travellers. Try to get a driver to take a credit card, have a 15 minute argument, even when they were required to take them. Taxi regulation is about collecting fees. Proof. What do they do, slap a 30 cent surcharge here in Chicago for Uber. How does that go toward regulations when they don't regulate Uber?
- arenaninja 12y agoI didn't mean to imply that the taxi experience isn't horrible, I'm well aware that it is. I've no idea how Uber works in Chicago, but what I am saying is that if Uber wants to truly replace taxis, they need to provide most if not all of the guarantees that regulations impose on regular taxi services, not just taking credit card payments. > Uber blew up in large part cause the taxi experience was so horrible. Especially for middle class business-travellers. Does that mean something else should now take off since the Uber experience appears to be horrible for people with service dogs? I understand that it isn't their targeted demographic, but that should in no way denigrate the experience for anybody who isn't a drunk at 1am looking to get home