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Old 11-22-2015, 12:32 AM   #1121
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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll View Post
The city will kill Uber quite easily. They'll just say that ride sharing is fine so long as you have a Class 4 license, vehicle inspection and the same commercial insurance as a cab.

Since most of the Uber drivers are doing this part time, none are going to fork out the cash to comply with the restrictions the city places on this. Uber will be effectively shut down, the taxi monopoly protected and the city can say that they changed the law to allow Uber to operate.
If those requirements will kill Uber, then I am in the "get rid of Uber" camp. As a potential customer, I have no interest in being driven by someone who does not have proper license, inspection, and insurance. As a fellow motorist on the road, I would not want to share those roads with someone driving without proper insurance.

It's too bad, because I agree the taxi industry in Calgary is awful, but if Uber can't provide its service without those three requirements, then Uber is not the company I want to see replace taxis (and I was someone originally advocating for Uber when I first heard about it).
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