Do you know anyone who has been victimized by an Über driver? I don't, but I do know people, including myself, who have been overcharged and rudely mistreated by licensed cabbies. It's pretty simple: if you are a monopolist, or work for a monopoly, you can continue in business with little regard for your customers. Über is disrupting that cozy, corrupt culture and the monopoly companies don't like it.
That’s a rather simplistic view.
I have 2 rhetorical questions for anyone considering using the Uber App (out of pure personal responsibility):
1. Have you read Uber’s Terms of Use?
2. Are you confident that Uber will take care of you if something happens?
If one answers both ‘yes’, it’s an ignorant answer. The facts should dictate extreme skepticism. I have tried to find even ONE example of Lyft or Uber actually paying out under their so-called ‘$1 Million’ liability policy; nada. In fact, it appears that all cases in which both are involved are still in the courts. That includes Lyft’s July & November fatalities.
Fact: ZERO US-based insurance companies will underwrite ride-sharing. As far as victimizing drivers, well...the legal loophole is on their shoulders
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Leaked-transcript-shows-Geico-s-stance-against-5910113.php
with the basis of their commercial activity coverage being provided by an offshore-based insurance company for both Uber & Lyft (James River Corporation).
Most people fail to realize the value of their insurance until they suffer injury. I know people that have lost everything due to medical bills as a result of ‘uninsured/underinsured’ drivers. There is not a SINGLE example anyone can demonstrate that either Uber or Lyft does anything but fight claims in litigation...yet...leaving drivers, and passengers, ‘victimized’. The result is that taxpayers end up footing the bill. The whole scenario smacks of progressivism & liberalism.
Using emotional arguments to support anarchy and dismissing personal responsibility is not a very conservative standpoint.