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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by ezoe on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:11AM (#24233041)
In my country, it's illegal for the taxi driver to decline the customer unless it has valid reasons(the customer is violent or threatening, does not satisfy the hygiene standard, road is damaged etc).

I think it's a fair regulation for it will casually lead to the discrimination.

Also, in my country, being a taxi driver requires special license and certified car so Uber/Lyft doesn't offer the service. They don't want to pay the cost of checking if the contractor satisfy the requirements of license and car.

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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by icebraining on Friday August 21, 2020 @07:59AM (#24234143)
How is that regulation enforced?
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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by ezoe on Friday August 21, 2020 @08:11AM (#24234198)
By the usual law system. Police find the suspects, send it to the prosecutor, the court, lawyer, judge and all.
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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by icebraining on Friday August 21, 2020 @08:34AM (#24234345)
You're missing the part of getting evidence. Seems downright impossible to prove.
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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by SubuSS on Friday August 21, 2020 @08:46AM (#24234410)
I believe it will go along the lines of a sting. Get enough complaints, send enough undercover cops on said bad rides (short routes / racial differences - whatever the drivers are being accused of) and get em.
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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by rrdharan on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:53AM (#24235896)
I was going to say there's no way there's police budget for this kind of enforcement in the US but I would've been wrong:

https://gothamist.com/news/undercover-taxi-fare-investigatio...

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