Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse

Re:Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse by weberc2 on Friday June 09, 2017 @05:19PM (#14524671)

I keep hearing this, but I also keep hearing that Lyft and Uber drivers have to go through a background check. Why should I believe that taxi drivers are less likely to be crazy?

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Re:Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse by ams6110 on Friday June 09, 2017 @09:03PM (#14525655)

They are just running criminal history check. It's not a full investigation such as a government clearance involves.

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Re:Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse by weberc2 on Friday June 09, 2017 @09:31PM (#14525726)

Granted, but presumably my taxi driver isn't privy to state secrets either.

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