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  DC taxi rule overhaul could cut some regulations in age of Uber, Lyft

  Interesting, but it's about seven years too late...https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2020/01/d-c-taxi-rule-overhaul-could-cut-some-regulations-in-age-of-uber-lyft/
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  Don't Cross the Line

  I hope we get to see some stats as to how the strike actually went today. I wonder how much …
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  Eighty-seven, and left by the side of the road by Uber [Boston Globe]

  Not cool, not cool at all. Basic human decency comes into play here as a driver. She and her husband …
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  CNN investigation: 103 Uber drivers accused of sexual assault or abuse

  Not good. Not good for Uber, and certainly not good for these poor victims. http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/30/technology/uber-driver-sexual-assault/index.html
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  'I started pounding on the windows' — Uber passenger describes attempted Denver kidnapping

  Scary story. Also kind of strange. I wonder what the driver actually had planned. I mean, you don't normally tell …
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  Deadly Uber crash due to medical emergency?

  Does anyone know anything more about this? Heart attack or what? https://www.ajc.com/news/local/deadly-uber-crash-leaves-injured-passenger-mother-with-questions/dFTXohYdohCBkBFURzPMUK/

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   5 years ago in  Lyft will only let you drive if you have a 90% acceptance rate and had done 100 rides the last 30 days

  The chain of logic really leads to this obvious conclusion.

  Uber/Lyft have increased traffic in major metro areas. To combat this, cities have to somehow limit # rideshare drivers on the road (thus the new TLC rules). In order to meet these demands, Uber/Lyft must place restrictions on drivers to ensure that they are meeting adequate utilization rates. This means drivers cannot be as independent as they have been. And yes it means many drivers simply will not be able to make a living doing this.

  Bottom line is that a completely free, unregulated transportation network like U/L have been means more traffic congestion, which cities and their residents are going to be unwilling to continue tolerating. 

  It really does seem obvious in retrospect. Maybe the medallion system had it right all along 😐 I'm joking but you get my point.

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   5 years ago in  Hiring Freeze in US and Canada. Uber paused its hiring of engineers.

  The $43M isn't for being CEO. It's for being in the club. The club of CEOs. Doesn't matter how they perform. They're in the club.

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   5 years ago in  CNBC clown Jim Cramer says Uber CEO is one of the best executives ever!

  43M seems like a drop in the bucket compared to 5B.

  Jim Cramer LOL.

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   5 years ago in  Uber Driver Maintains Max Chill With A Possessed Girl In His Backseat

  This dude has seen some shit. Hope he got a good tip.

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   5 years ago in  My interview with Alex Cohen on Spectrum Channel One this week

  Nice!

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   5 years ago in  El Monte explores minimum $30 per hr. for rideshare drivers.

  Unfortunately Uber has a lot of power now. Political power. Ie. money. Maybe something like this can get passed in a few small localities but let's not get our hopes up for a widespread change.

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   5 years ago in  Uber stock plunges 12% on $5.24 billion quarterly loss

  Look at the bright side, I guess now is the time to buy.

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   5 years ago in  Would you join a union for drivers only? Such as RDU?

  I hope you are right. Maybe it just needs to happen again and again before people really take notice.

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   5 years ago in  How much of city traffic do Uber and Lyft create. Uber and Lyft admit that their companies are creating traffic in some cities but only 1-3%.

  Yah I mean if they aren't going to cap drivers... it seems obvious that traffic will increase. They had to have known that, they aren't stupid.

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   5 years ago in  Elderly passenger can't walk far + long distance to pickup location at airports

  Yah I would say go with a taxi, assuming the taxi stand is closer. It is a damn shame they have made this so difficult. Most airports are like that now and no I don't know of any that have exceptions for mobility limited people.

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   5 years ago in  Would you join a union for drivers only? Such as RDU?

  I don't know. I like the idea of it but unions work best when everyone is involved. If it is voluntary then I don't see how it would be very effective. The strike happened but did anything change? No. Does the public give a rats ass about it? Maybe that day they did. Now they forgot, and so did Uber and Lyft. So it wasn't effective the way I see it.

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   5 years ago in  Traffic in most cities is worse because of UBER & Lyft

  I mean it makes sense. They don't limit drivers in any way. So why would it make traffic better?

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   5 years ago in  Lyft bikes erupt into flames!

  Def lithium batteries at fault... I don't think most people realize how dangerous these batteries we all have in our pockets 24/7 really can be...

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   5 years ago in  Uber Co-founder Garrett Camp buys 72 million Beverly Hills mansion

  FYI link is wrong article. But anyways that is riduculous. Imagine being able to drop $72 million like that. Yeah I'm guessing he's not driving for Uber anytime soon.

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   5 years ago in  Uber and Lyft need to add a DNDF!

  It's a good idea but they probably will never do this. I think they rely on drivers being "willing" to drive anywhere. Otherwise no one would want to drive to NYC right.

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   5 years ago in  Top executive COO of Lyft John McNeil leaving Lyft after two top executives COO/CMO left Uber last month!

  I think it is going to take a while for the dust to settle after the IPOs. All these changes don't surprise me that much. A lot of these execs will want to cash out as soon as they can after IPO. Heck I would.

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   5 years ago in  Be careful drivers, there's a new Uber scam, don't fall for it!

  I think most Uber drivers would be smart enough to avoid this. Usually these types of scams try to prey on the people like the elderly who are not hip to the ways of the 21st century.

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   5 years ago in  Will you dump yiur personal vehicle and stop driving altogether and just use Uber & Lyft?

  I think that idea is kind of a utopian dream... for Uber. Not gonna happen for most people.

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   5 years ago in  New Driver Scam - Don't hand your phone to your driver!

  LOL I mean you gotta admire the thinking on this one...

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   5 years ago in  UBER announced they're going to kick low rates passengers off the platform, what should that rating be?

  Maybe but I doubt they ever would actually do this. $$$$

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