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In reply to the discussion: Where do people here come down on Uber et. al.? [View all]KoKo
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Not that Cab Companies weren't due for a Challenge Considering the Low Wages they Paid even to their Unionized Drivers.
But....Who Vetts the Drivers? Where's the first UBER DRIVER who has a wreck or assaults a passenger?? What about Rogue Hires who haven't been vetted who could be Hard Drug Users, Rapists, Psychopaths who somehow manage to get through UBER's Screening? A Nice Car without Cab Logo Color is very enticing and for now there are Good People signing up to drive these cars to fill in for College Debts, Part Time Jobs, etc. in our Failing Economy...but, still....
Lots of Problems there...but, would I call one and ride in one of their "Fine Cars" preferable to some broken down junk that most Taxi's use these days? Probably....if I lived in a Big City and had to wait for a Cab for longer than I needed to get where I needed to go.
So.....there's that. Cab Owner Monopolies not keeping up with Cab Maintenance and but still "BackChecking their Drivers" because Union's Require it and yet forcing those cabbies to drive Sub-Par Cars and blaming it on their Unions that the Service and Hiring doesn't meet the Needs of the Populace.
That's part of the problem. Who knows if it will be worked out to the advantage of both.