The problem with ride-sharing private for-profit corporations and their business model is their non-compliance with laws and local regulations governing public transportation. More often than not ride-sharing taxis are in violation of both. One can only go so far dodging permit costs, insurance costs, regulatory expenses, transportation laws, statutory laws, etc. At some point authorities will wake up to the smell and smack it down or at least make it comply with same set of rules and requirements imposed on all other transportation service operators. In fact, many US cities already disallowed ride-sharing taxicab services precisely for the reason of non-compliance. Miami, Vegas come to mind. Recently, China prohibited few, if not all, ride-sharing operators from operating in its major cities. In Berlin, Germany court ruled ride-sharing operations to be ILLEGAL and not following fair competition. The reason was the same – non-compliance with laws and regulations and thus acquired unfair advantage over existing businesses; one can only go so far breaking laws and dodging regulations that govern others in the same exact industry segment. Here are some links: http://www.bizjournals.com/san… http://pando.com/2014/02/25/ri… http://www.nbcchicago.com/inve…
Here are results of a poll taken in Florida where majority of responders said that UBER SHOULD BE REGULATED BY TAXI STANDARDS (as if it’s not glaringly obvious already):
“A new poll released in Florida in March 2014 shows that Florida
residents overwhelmingly want Uber to be regulated at the local level
just like traditional taxi companies.
The poll, commissioned by Orlando based Mears Transportation Group, showed that among Floridians:
78% believe Uber should be subject to the same local city regulations as taxis.
69% said Uber’s fares should be regulated and therefore avoid Uber’s whimsical “surge pricing.”
89% want to see Uber’s drivers go through the same background checks as taxi drivers.”
To sum it up, ride-sharing IS a taxi operation and must be regulated by same standards that local small taxi businesses are regulated today.
The problem with ride-sharing private for-profit corporations and their business model is their non-compliance with laws and local regulations governing public transportation. More often than not ride-sharing taxis are in violation of both. One can only go so far dodging permit costs, insurance costs, regulatory expenses, transportation laws, statutory laws, etc. At some point authorities will wake up to the smell and smack it down or at least make it comply with same set of rules and requirements imposed on all other transportation service operators. In fact, many US cities already disallowed ride-sharing taxicab services precisely for the reason of non-compliance. Miami, Vegas come to mind. Recently, China prohibited few, if not all, ride-sharing operators from operating in its major cities. In Berlin, Germany court ruled ride-sharing operations to be ILLEGAL and not following fair competition. The reason was the same – non-compliance with laws and regulations and thus acquired unfair advantage over existing businesses; one can only go so far breaking laws and dodging regulations that govern others in the same exact industry segment. Here are some links:
http://www.bizjournals.com/san…
http://pando.com/2014/02/25/ri…
http://www.nbcchicago.com/inve…
Here are results of a poll taken in Florida where majority of responders said that UBER SHOULD BE REGULATED BY TAXI STANDARDS (as if it’s not glaringly obvious already):
“A new poll released in Florida in March 2014 shows that Florida
residents overwhelmingly want Uber to be regulated at the local level
just like traditional taxi companies.
The poll, commissioned by Orlando based Mears Transportation Group, showed that among Floridians:
78% believe Uber should be subject to the same local city regulations as taxis.
69% said Uber’s fares should be regulated and therefore avoid Uber’s whimsical “surge pricing.”
89% want to see Uber’s drivers go through the same background checks as taxi drivers.”
To sum it up, ride-sharing IS a taxi operation and must be regulated by same standards that local small taxi businesses are regulated today.