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So taxi regulations are in place to ensure faceless execs don't make mean remarks? Uber might not be startup of the month right now, but given the choice of exc

So taxi regulations are in place to ensure faceless execs don't make mean remarks? Uber might not be startup of the month right now, but given the choice of excellent service for customers at the cost of a couple assholes in a boardroom somewhere versus crappy service while the execs try to please everyone, I'd choose excellent service every time. Ignoring the fact that, of course, taxi regulations don't stop people from being assholes; after all it has never stopped drivers from not picking up minorities.

comrh 12y ago
I think regulations have more to do with the drivers not taking you on 20 mile detours, trying to sexually assault or yelling at a cancer patient (all Uber stories).
- kjksf 12y ago
  So you have 3 stories about Uber. How about 1733 complaints against taxi drivers in 1 year in San Francisco alone? https://www.baycitizen.org/news/transportation/cab-complaints-climb-san-francisco/ https://www.baycitizen.org/news/transportation/cab-complaint... "San Francisco taxi drivers routinely flout the law by refusing rides, declining to take credit cards, charging unauthorized fees, speeding, smoking, and talking and texting on cellphones while driving, according to a year’s worth of passenger complaints reviewed by The Bay Citizen." How many of those drivers lost their license, do you think?
  - comrh 12y ago
    I was giving examples, it certainly isn't an exhaustive list. How many complaints against Uber in a year? We don't know because there isn't any regulator oversight besides trusting Uber.
- prawn 12y ago
  To be fair, there would be countless equivalent stories from the taxi side of the fence. The ability to rate drivers to encourage better service strikes me as one thing Uber gets right. There might be bad attitudes filtering down from the top and from handlers/motivators, but that's less about regulations and more about just being nice people. Taxi drivers could often do with the same improvement.
- girvo 12y ago
  And all taxi stories. Seriously, you think they're immune to stuff like that? http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/taxi-driver-sexually-assaulted-passenger-in-brisbane/story-fnihsrf2-1226927178217 http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/taxi-driver-se... http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/santa-cruz-taxi-cab-driver-arrested-on-kidnapping-rape-charges/25289854 http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/santa... Rude taxi drivers and huge detours to charge you more money are par for the course when it comes to taxis. Regulation doesn't fix this. I'm not sure what does, really.
  - comrh 12y ago
    I never said they were immune... I was merely pointing out that there is a lack of regulation. There is no taxi commission to go to if Uber screws you.
eksith 12y ago
No, taxi regulations are in place so this kind of nonsense gets your license revoked: http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-playbook-for-sabotaging-lyft http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-play...

comrh 12y ago

I think regulations have more to do with the drivers not taking you on 20 mile detours, trying to sexually assault or yelling at a cancer patient (all Uber stories).

kjksf 12y ago
So you have 3 stories about Uber. How about 1733 complaints against taxi drivers in 1 year in San Francisco alone? https://www.baycitizen.org/news/transportation/cab-complaints-climb-san-francisco/ https://www.baycitizen.org/news/transportation/cab-complaint... "San Francisco taxi drivers routinely flout the law by refusing rides, declining to take credit cards, charging unauthorized fees, speeding, smoking, and talking and texting on cellphones while driving, according to a year’s worth of passenger complaints reviewed by The Bay Citizen." How many of those drivers lost their license, do you think?
- comrh 12y ago
  I was giving examples, it certainly isn't an exhaustive list. How many complaints against Uber in a year? We don't know because there isn't any regulator oversight besides trusting Uber.
prawn 12y ago
To be fair, there would be countless equivalent stories from the taxi side of the fence. The ability to rate drivers to encourage better service strikes me as one thing Uber gets right. There might be bad attitudes filtering down from the top and from handlers/motivators, but that's less about regulations and more about just being nice people. Taxi drivers could often do with the same improvement.
girvo 12y ago
And all taxi stories. Seriously, you think they're immune to stuff like that? http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/taxi-driver-sexually-assaulted-passenger-in-brisbane/story-fnihsrf2-1226927178217 http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/taxi-driver-se... http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/santa-cruz-taxi-cab-driver-arrested-on-kidnapping-rape-charges/25289854 http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/santa... Rude taxi drivers and huge detours to charge you more money are par for the course when it comes to taxis. Regulation doesn't fix this. I'm not sure what does, really.
- comrh 12y ago
  I never said they were immune... I was merely pointing out that there is a lack of regulation. There is no taxi commission to go to if Uber screws you.

eksith 12y ago

No, taxi regulations are in place so this kind of nonsense gets your license revoked: http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-playbook-for-sabotaging-lyft http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-play...