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Not sure I agree. Whatever reason the city has to allow cabs on market should equally apply to uber or other mass transit. The reason they want to allow cabs co
by alooPotato 11y ago
Not sure I agree. Whatever reason the city has to allow cabs on market should equally apply to uber or other mass transit. The reason they want to allow cabs could be because it optimizes transportation for the residents of the city if there is less car owners and more shared vehicles. That would apply to uber as well. It could alternatively be that the city believes professional drivers (those that do it for a living) are safer drivers than the average car owner. This would apply equally for uber as well. I can't think of a reason that the city would want to allow taxis but not ubers to use market.
In fact the only thing I can think of is that the city actually supports the crazy medallion monopoly we've built which is insane.
- fredophile 11y agoMy guess would be enforcement. How do you identify uber drivers? If I sometimes drive for Uber but am not currently driving for them what stops me from putting up my amber sign when I drive there?
- alooPotato 11y agoThose pink mustaches and glowing blue uber signs probab eliminate 90% of the fraud. Couple that with a few sting operations once every 6-12 months and I doubt there would be much fraud.
- chrismcb 11y agoUber claims to be "ride sharing" so no, they shouldn't be allowed, if personal cars aren't. If they want to be treated like taxis, then they can become taxis. Uber drives aren't supposed to be "professional drivers" so why do you think they are safer than other drivers?