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Taxis also have set prices, though I think that Uber would want avoid that line of reasoning.
by wiredfool 11y ago
Taxis also have set prices, though I think that Uber would want avoid that line of reasoning.
- eli 11y agoAren't taxicab drivers also employees in California?
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- dnautics 11y agoNo, they rent the taxi, so they are customers of the taxi company.
- eli 11y agoHuh? Who signs their checks?
- dnautics 11y agoPassengers?
- quadrangle 11y agoIndependent contractors still get checks signed by the entity contracting them. This is not a useful or appropriate point regarding the contractor vs employee distinction.
- mikeokner 11y agoBut taxi drivers are usually W-2 employees, not independent contractors AFAIK.
- harryh 11y agoNope. Taxi drivers take home their fares. They aren't paid by the hour.
- swozey 11y agoI have never ridden in a cab that didn't state the driver was an independent contractor.
- giaour 11y agoIn New York, taxis are generally rented out weekly. There's absolutely no employment relationship between a cab company and the drivers, whose only qualification is a livery license.
- giaour 11y agoTaxi prices are set by administrative law, not company policy. That's why all taxis charge the same rates, regardless of the operating company.
- rplnt 11y agoIf there's only one set price (and not limits), how does "luxurious" taxis make more than regular ones? Are they not operating as TAXIs?
- untog 11y agoNot yellow cab taxis, no. Private car services are classified differently.
- maxlybbert 11y agoThat depends on state law. For instance, in New York there are yellow taxis that you can hail but you can't call (on the phone) to be picked up; green taxis that you can call on the phone to be picked up in most of the city; and black cars that you can call on the phone for a pickup anywhere in the city, but which don't have to follow the same rates as the yellow and green taxis. In Reno, you hardly ever see a taxi driving, so they can all be called for a pickup. I honestly don't know if one would stop if you hailed it. Aside from real limos, I can't remember seeing luxurious taxis outside of New York. But if they exist, it would be because the local laws allow them to charge a different rate than regular taxis.
- thedufer 11y agoMinor correction: The green cabs ("boro taxis") can be either called or hailed, but in either case can only make pickups in the outer boroughs (and the very northern end of Manhattan).
- maxlybbert 11y agoThank you.
- prostoalex 11y agoIn some markets. In some others (like Sweden) they can set their own, just need to display the rate prominently.