Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ...
by jstarfish on Saturday June 09, 2018 @02:55PM
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Regulation also limits the number of taxis out on the streets (for better or worse).
Uber has no incentive to limit the number of drivers they employ. Our small streets are jammed with Uber/Lyft cars endlessly driving back and forth.
Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ...
by xapata on Sunday June 10, 2018 @04:38AM
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Do they circle while not carrying passengers or going to pick up? I've observed them usually waiting by the curb for the next hail.
Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ...
by xapata on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:24PM
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Uber provides commercial insurance, no? Other than that, I generally feel safer in an Uber ride than in a taxi.
Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ...
by xapata on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:46PM
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To explain: I've never been yelled at by an Uber driver. I have been cursed at by taxi drivers. Yes, more than one. They often don't like my destination and get mad at me for being in their cab.
"I've been waiting for two hours, and you're going to Chinatown!? Fuck you!" (Not far enough)
"Brooklyn?! Fuck you!" (Wants to stay in Manhattan)
One cabbie was so pissed he went 70 in a 35 zone to demonstrate how annoying my destination was.
Cabbies pretend to get lost so that the fare is longer. Uber will refund the difference. Etc. Etc.
Uber, like AirBnB and a lot of other startups, are 'disrupting' industries by entering them and taking them over by ignoring regulations, insurance, and even laws to keep costs low and make a profit. In this day and age, they can grow fast enough that by the time cities see the repercussions and react to them, the companies are big enough and rich enough (and flush enough with VC money) to fight back, and are already entrenched with a loud and enthusiastic user base.
In other words, Uber is great if you ignore the various safety and insurance regulations, background checks, licensing, etc. that taxis have to comply with.