[fatnotlazy]

Where I live, Uber and Lyft have been put out of business by court order. Various parties, including the major local cab company, cited safety concerns in their lawsuits. Safety, my foot. They didn't like the competition.

[Kaslin]

I believe that.

[Alberta's Child]

In defense of the taxi and limousine companies, they are subject to a mountain of licensing/insurance requirements and safety standards that don’t apply to an ordinary motorist. They see a rideshare system the same way a doctor would see an unlicensed quack practicing medicine.