โMar-19-2015 12:14 PM
โMar-28-2015 07:19 AM
โMar-28-2015 06:44 AM
โMar-28-2015 06:40 AM
jfkmk wrote:
Uber requires you to have insurance. However, most personal insurance policies will not cover you if you're using your vehicle for a commercial purpose. Get injured in an uber car, and your injuries may not be covered by the drivers insurance and you may be on your own. Uber, at this point, steps back and says "hey, we're not a transportation company, were a technology company. We just match riders up with independent drivers who told us they have insurance, so we're not responsible".
jfkmk wrote:
Yeah, they want pictures of your car. That's great, you will get a car without rust. What about safety items?
โMar-28-2015 06:05 AM
โMar-27-2015 08:54 PM
dieharder wrote:
The only thing it did was ask me to scan in my driver's license, insurance, registration and proof that I'm eligible to work here. That's it. Got a nice welcome video. No fees, no vetting at all.
โMar-22-2015 06:45 PM
โMar-22-2015 06:15 PM
BubbaChris wrote:jfkmk wrote:BubbaChris wrote:
I'm indifferent to the safety concerns about Uber compared to taxis. We lost a friend 11 years ago when a taxi driver in Las Vegas made a very poor decision with my friend as one of his passengers.
My condolences, but that's kind of a silly argument to get in a car with a potential criminal, possibly no insurance and questionable licensing.
I suspect you're throwing around claims without doing any research. Here's another documented risk with a legit taxi services, convicted sex offenders as drivers. That doesn't necessarily present a risk since in some states you can gain that status by getting caught peeing in public. But on the other hand...
My original point was you may be making assumptions about Uber cars/drivers that may not be an accurate way to differentiate between the two types of services.
Go to a big city and ask a few taxi drivers for odometer readings, plenty with 100K, 200K or more. If they're truly maintained well, no big deal. But you don't know if they're skimping to make ends meet.
โMar-22-2015 06:13 PM
holstein13 wrote:dieharder wrote:Honestly, this seems a bit extreme to me. "Bandit" cabs? That makes it sound as if they are holding up folks at gunpoint. Others mentioned the potential dangers of an unknown driver.
Here in Ottawa, Uber driver's are being fined by by-law officers when caught. They are bandit cabs.
โMar-20-2015 11:44 PM
bukhrn wrote:
After trying to follow this thread, I had to stop, & Google Uber, to see what it is, as I've never heard of it. Guess that's what you get when you live in the country & only been in a taxi about 3 time in my live. ๐
โMar-20-2015 05:49 PM
BubbaChris wrote:jfkmk wrote:BubbaChris wrote:
I'm indifferent to the safety concerns about Uber compared to taxis. We lost a friend 11 years ago when a taxi driver in Las Vegas made a very poor decision with my friend as one of his passengers.
My condolences, but that's kind of a silly argument to get in a car with a potential criminal, possibly no insurance and questionable licensing.
I suspect you're throwing around claims without doing any research. Here's another documented risk with a legit taxi services, convicted sex offenders as drivers. That doesn't necessarily present a risk since in some states you can gain that status by getting caught peeing in public. But on the other hand...
My original point was you may be making assumptions about Uber cars/drivers that may not be an accurate way to differentiate between the two types of services.
Go to a big city and ask a few taxi drivers for odometer readings, plenty with 100K, 200K or more. If they're truly maintained well, no big deal. But you don't know if they're skimping to make ends meet.
I'm not in a city where I can try Lyft or Uber, but I have spent $1,000's on private vacation home rentals that weren't "hotels" and didn't die of CO poisoning from the heater. Which would be a comparable assumption in the lodging world.
โMar-20-2015 04:29 PM
โMar-20-2015 04:09 PM
jfkmk wrote:BubbaChris wrote:
I'm indifferent to the safety concerns about Uber compared to taxis. We lost a friend 11 years ago when a taxi driver in Las Vegas made a very poor decision with my friend as one of his passengers.
My condolences, but that's kind of a silly argument to get in a car with a potential criminal, possibly no insurance and questionable licensing.
โMar-20-2015 12:32 PM
โMar-20-2015 12:17 PM
dieharder wrote:Thanks, that's very interesting information. How long did it take to get approved? Did you simply enter the info and it instantly approved you? Did you try opening the app as a driver to see if they will authorize you to pick someone up? I'm curious about the differences in the US approval process vs. Canada. The US driver told me he had to wait a week before being approved because of extensive background checks.
Just as an example: I just signed up as an Uber X driver. The only thing it did was ask me to scan in my driver's license, insurance, registration and proof that I'm eligible to work here. That's it. Got a nice welcome video. No fees, no vetting at all.