Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from CA regulator

Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by jamiequint on Thursday November 15, 2012 @02:11AM (#4787558)

re: 1 & 3, have you ever ridden in a SF cab?? This is not the case at all.

re: 4, so when people can't take a cab they just forget about where they are going and don't go.

These arguments are nonsense.

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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by usaar333 on Thursday November 15, 2012 @02:26AM (#4787592)

Not saying I necessary agree with the arguments. That said:

1. Never felt unsafe. Only time I've ever felt unsafe in a cab was mainland China which has less (enforced?) regulation.

3. Never happened to me in SF. Happened in Las Vegas (common thing where cab drivers take I-215 from airport to the Strip rather than surface streets); it's very easy to request a complete refund.

4. Public transit, bike, etc. Ensures that those who are really willing to pay for a cab get there quicker due to lower traffic congestion (theoretically - this probably only applies to areas dominated by cabs like Manhattan).

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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by regularfry on Thursday November 15, 2012 @05:38AM (#4787974)

4's argument isn't just traffic congestion, it's also parking congestion.

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