Uber actually followed through for a change???
Uber warned Colorado that it may cease operations in the state entirely if a new bill targeting rideshare companies were to become law.
The Colorado House of Representatives successfully passed a bill designed to “increase protections for persons engaged with transportation network companies” on April 16. Among those protections included conducting a regular criminal background check for drivers every six months and requiring drivers to make audio and video recordings of trips.
The HB25-1291 bill passed on 59-6 bipartisan vote before it was referred to the Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology, where it was amended to the Committee of the Whole on a 4-3 vote on Tuesday. The bill will be reviewed by the state Senate on Friday.
Full article, HERE from Fox News.
I will be the first to admit I haven’t read/understood the bill, so I can’t really speak to it…
But, having said that, Uber is notorious for making ‘threats’ to leave, but not going through with it…
Is that going to happen again?
I have absolutely no idea, but I wonder if the taxis have the same requirements???
THe Taxi people and companies HATE Uber/LYFT because the two companies have made taxis and the taxi license essentially worthless.
I am sure that they are pushing this hard by “Supporting” the appropriate senators.
Hey Old NFO,
What “B” said, with the advent of Uber/Lyft having to deal with having a hack license and the associated *Payoffs* er drama to the connected in the city/county/state government now people are actually preferring the Uber/Lyft over the cab companies partially because the vehicles are in better shape and the Uber/Lyft driver with few exceptions tend to be a better class of drivers. I have used both cabs and Ubers and I prefer Uber, I believe that I am getting a fair deal. But Colorado being Commifornia East, I am sure they are mimicking California’s rules or some variation of it.
VERMONT is California-East. Colorado is California-Central.
I’ll be frank.
I have a friend who drives Uber.
He should not be on the road.
He’s 80+
I hope to drive when I’m 80+ but maybe not commercially?
But his vision is self described poor in one eye.
Yet he needs the money to support his retirement.
A camera and audio recording of driver behavior and passenger behavior isn’t a bad cost of doing business these days.
Many jurisdictions require monitoring in taxis, and other operators do it to protect themselves from complaints.
All- Thanks! I don’t usually use either taxis or Uber. I rent a car and drive myself.
I’m with you, Old NFO, but occasionally I’ve had to take a Lyft/Uber. The drivers are a mixed bag, ranging from good to semi-competent to weird. The last Lyft ride was with an Egyptian who kept trying to sell me stuff. I pay to have them shut up and drive. The only place I take cabs is NYC and other urban hells. The drivers are an uncomfortable petri dish of DNA, but they usually don’t speak – because I doubt they speak English.
I considered using Uber – once.
I had to download and install the Uber app, and it required that I grant it permission to “create, modify, and delete accounts” on my phone. I said no, and it refused to install.
It may have changed since, but I am not interested enough in giving people that I don’t know and don’t trust that sort of access to even try and check.
On very rare occasions the Colorado Legislature passes a law that might do some good.
The taxis at DIA have long ago been taken over by Somalians. They are a lawless bunch, and the authorities won’t take action.