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Re:Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says by arstin on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @03:53PM (#14914023)
Yea my experience with biking in Chicago is that at least cabs are clearly marked as such so you know they might cut you off at any moment and you'll cuss at each other. Uber drivers will just stealthily swerve into your lane and full stop.

Plus the GPS systems here will take you down these speed bump residential roads and do crazy contortions to drop off on a one-way road.

On the flip side though, when I first moved here a cab was like $20 each way just from like Broadway to Kimball. Now it's...$4.

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Re:Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says by akgerber on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:15PM (#14914184)
In NYC, Uber drivers are required to be licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission, and you can report their dangerous driving to the commission, who will fine them.

It seems like a much better system.

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Re:Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says by Fej on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @11:21PM (#14916724)
It's almost like people have been through this problem before and devised regulations to fix it.

Don't get me wrong, I always use Uber or Lyft over a cab. Taxi regulations are often cited as awful. But this particular one is a good one.

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