Re:Paul Graham on Uber and Lift Ban in Austin
by dragonwriter on Monday May 16, 2016 @01:23PM
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Whether the vote was good, properly representative, or whatever, the fact is that it was not a ban on Uber and Lyft. It was a requirement that to operate such a service, background checks be conducted on drivers. This is a requirement in many types of non-banned operation, and is not anything like a ban.
If Uber and Lyft prefer to not operate in Austin rather than comply with this rule, that's their choice and their service will be unavailable there, but not because of any "ban".
Re:Paul Graham on Uber and Lift Ban in Austin
by ryan-c on Monday May 16, 2016 @01:52PM
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Actually, it was a vote on whether on not to repeal some rules passed by city council on their own, and I think also add some rules favorable to uber/lyft. The vote result was "change nothing".
If Uber and Lyft prefer to not operate in Austin rather than comply with this rule, that's their choice and their service will be unavailable there, but not because of any "ban".