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Originally Posted by c.t.ner
While I'm all for disrupting the Taxi industry and was also one of the first people to jump on the Uber petition bandwaggon back in August, the more I read about Uber as a company, the less impressed I am with the company and the d####bags running the outfit.
The taxi industry in the city totally needs to be torn down, there is no question about that. But Uber as a specific company isn't the way to go. I kinda hope that a company like Lyft or maybe another Canadian startup moves to the city.
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I do agree with the point that whatever companies are given access to the market should have to regulate the insurance requirements for anyone who registers as a driver. This is a big issue coming for insurance companies, they have to find a model for people who are driving personal vehicles but are taking on strangers for personal profit.
I also have not heard how Uber address' the tax issue? Do they actually issue T4's, at a glance it does not seem like they are that organized.
All of that being said I a a huge opponent of the barriers to entry in this market. Its an industry that in notorious world wide for a lack of quality.
It could go too far in the other direction. Where we get something like the real estate market. With 4 times as many people in the industry and we really need, charging 4 times as much as they really need to, because they all spend 80% of their time looking for work. But we are a long way from the problem in most cities.
I also think the idea of your cell phone creating a trail between you and the drive, is a huge boost for safety for both passengers & drivers. Everyone goes into the situation knowing that it would be easy for Bell, Telus, Rogers, the Police, Uber.... to figure out Person A got into Person B's car. Not that I have heard of that being an issue in Calgary.