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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  Uber and Lyft IPOs could mean the end of cheap rides

  The thing is... I hate to say it, but there is a supply and demand problem here for us drivers. That is, there are too many drivers, so Uber can afford to reduce incentives. 

  This is why government regulates markets, and why unions were formed in the first place. Uber will always have the upper hand here otherwise.

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   5 years ago in  Has Uber and Lyft killed the taxi business?

  Bingo. Sink or swim.

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   5 years ago in  Nationwide 24 hour Uber/Lyft Driver's Strike May 8

  Well I wasn't plannin on driving anyways that day LOL. guess I'm part of the movement.

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   5 years ago in  uber hold my account because i do have more 3 valuation

  You would have to establish residence in New York State in order to get a license there. But even if your could I think you would be opening up yourself to legal jeopardy by doing this. You might get away with it but if Uber figures out what you did I think they might call it fraud.

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   5 years ago in  Lime working to prevent drunk scooter driving.

  I'll be curious to see how this works out. It seems like the best way to try and curb the problem, not perfect but a lot better than nothing. These things are a little scary as a pedestrian at night when the drunks are out.

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   5 years ago in  Electric scooters may not be around for long [The Verge]

  The rest of the rideshare industry at least employs people. Gotta give them that. These scooters just seem like a long-term loser.

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   5 years ago in  Uber/Lyft drivers may be forced to install lighted signs in their cars

  There already is.

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   5 years ago in  Do drivers mind if passengers have personal phone calls during the ride?

  if it means less dead time filled in with small talk, sure.

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   5 years ago in  Lyft’s IPO gives regular folks the chance to make or lose a fortune.

  Link to article?

  Anyways, you're right. It's just like any IPO. A chance for those with the connections who got in pre-IPO to make a ton of money. The rest of us get the pickings.

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   5 years ago in  Lyft’s IPO gives regular folks the chance to make or lose a fortune.

  Yep. Like every IPO.

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   5 years ago in  Uber Mclaren in Dubai

  Some people just have too much money.

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   5 years ago in  In the event of a disgusting - and special - rider? Serious answers only please.

  Boy, that is a tough one. I have had stinky pax before for sure but nothing as bad as you describe where it lingers for days and requires pro cleaning.

  But I don't think it is right to kick someone out for smelling bad. We are professionals, and we are service people. It comes with the territory. However if I went through what you went through maybe I would change my mind 😨 

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   5 years ago in  Can I refuse a ride?

  Sounds like bad situation. It was good of you to take them and I don't think you did anything wrong, but once you've been driving for longer and see things like this you start to get a sense of when to hold em and when to fold em, and you should never feel obligated to take a pax you are not comfortable with. In a situation like this I would not take the pax. Too many ways a bad situation can get worse, and now I'm involved. Not worth it.

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   5 years ago in  Sting on Uber drivers picking up street hails

  Wait, you are saying if you don't have a TNP license, you can pick up people for money? That can't be right. Well, maybe you can ask for gas money, but you can't charge a fare for profit, right?

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   5 years ago in  Sting on Uber drivers picking up street hails

  I am no lawyer but that seems like entrapment if they are pushing you and offering more and more money until you finally crack. Like, how far can they push it before it's actual entrapment.

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   5 years ago in  Sting on Uber drivers picking up street hails

  Ok so I mean, this isn't just about uber drivers right? Anyone could pick up a hitchhiker and ask them for money to be driven somewhere...

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   5 years ago in  Median Taxi Medallion Price in Chicago Down to $26,500

  I wonder if there are any taxi drivers out there who saw the writing on the wall and got out in time. I don't think I would have. When Uber started it was just black cars. No big deal. Then Uber X came on the scene and took over so fast. You'd have to be really gutsy to see that coming and sell quick enough.

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   5 years ago in  Median Taxi Medallion Price in Chicago Down to $26,500

  Wowza. 90%+ decline in just a few years. Just goes to show how much the artificial limiting of medallions propped up the whole taxi industry. It's no wonder Uber was able to swoop in and take over... Sad story.

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   5 years ago in  Median Taxi Medallion Price in Chicago Down to $26,500

  Crazy. Anyone know what they were worth at their height?

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   5 years ago in  Thief Pretends To Lose Phone Under Taxi Seat, Then Rips Off Drivers When They Stop To Help, Police Say

  Yeah this guy is an idiot. He will be in jail soon.

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