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Originally Posted by transplant99
Further to the "commercial vehicles have stringent standards they must pass".
After some fairly easy investigation today, it is patently clear that such a sentiment is complete and utter bunk.
I talked to a courier who delivered a package to our office and asked her if she has any special insurance or any particular inspections to satisfy for the city. Nope. Not even commercial insurance.
I later talked to a supplier's driver who had been with this company for years and has driven the same truck for the last 5. Was there any special "safety" inspections his truck needed to pass to be on the road? Nope...never. It obviously carried commercial insurance but beyond that the only time he had anything to do with safety issues was when he was pulled over in one of those commercial vehicle check stops they have every couple of months or so for an hour or so on Barlow Tr. Now his company sent him with the vehicle for regular maintenance, but beyond that no stickers or such to be considered "safe" on Calgary streets.
Which again says to me that the opposition to UBER by Nenshi and the city has NOTHING to do with safety on the streets and everything to do with protecting the heavy duty lobbyists (the taxi cartel) that greases the palms of the machine at city hall.
Safety is about the furthest thing that matters to them, its all about getting the dollars. Otherwise those massive delivery trucks and multiple cars who are always delivering packages and a myriad of other vehicles would all be subject to the same safety standards. They aren't.
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I thought I mentioned it earlier, but it applies to vehicles that carry passengers for hire. You don't have to go asking random delivery drivers, you can check the provincial regulations.
City bylaw inspections:
https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerk...f?noredirect=1
OK, provincially it is only 11 passenger or more, such as 15 passenger vans
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/1866.htm
But provincially, you still need a class 4 license, which I assume most Uber drivers don't have.
A class 4 involves a more stringent road test, and medicals done every 5 or 10 years. Honestly I have no idea how most taxi drivers have got their class 4 though, as I took the test and there is no way most of them would pass.