Problems with UBER

[Xargoth6634]

To be a taxi driver you need a license, and it is required to do regular service checks of your car..

With uber, you do not need either of those things.
You don't know what kind of shit driver you get, or how long ago the car was serviced..

I wouldn't ride a uber, because I am not stupid enough to put myself in such a dangerous situation..

If I absolutly need to use a payed transport, I would much rather ride a taxi where I know the driver has a license and the car has recently been to service.

Yep this. I'll never ride in an uber.

[Knolan]

It's pretty insane here in Brazil. It's not uncommon for taxi drivers to attack Uber drivers/cars. Sometimes taxi drivers join forces with corrupt police officers to harass drivers.

Some people even avoid going near pubs/parties/raves while ridding black cars to avoid being mistaken for Uber.

But I hate taxi services around here. I pay for uber even when a cab is cheaper.

BRASIILLLL PORRRAA!!!!! HUEHUEHUEHUE

*ahem*

At least in the south of Brazil, you need the surge price to be 2.3 times the normal price for a cap to be cheaper. Hell, you get an Uber black and still pay less while in a better car with a much more educated driver.

Yep this. I'll never ride in an uber.

Where are you from, here in Brazil it is waaaay safer to get an Uber. A lot of taxi drivers are former criminal convicts and there are many drivers that also sell drugs.

[Independent voter]

I use Uber twice a day. Ill never go back. Great people, cheap cheap prices. why not?

Europeans don't like Uber because Uber is an American company.

[Deleted]

Europeans don't like Uber because Uber is an American company.

No we don't like Uber because they refuse to follow the rules. Add on to that all of this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40352868

And the fact that thier buisness model isnt driving thousands of less-efficient existing suppliers out of business because they've built an overwhelmingly better mousetrap but driving more efficient suppliers out of business using artificial market power.

'Amazon/EBay type business models were based on powerful competitive advantages over the businesses they were seeking to supplant while the Uber models seek to “disrupt” an industry with economics that are actually worse than existing competitors. Instead of displacing competitors through actual efficiencies, or by creating entirely new markets, its model is entirely based on getting the world to believe that it will inevitably dominate the entire industry.'

I hope uber falls flat on its worker exploiting ass.

[Deleted]

I use Uber twice a day. Ill never go back. Great people, cheap cheap prices. why not?

Wait until you get into an accident.
If you were in a taxi, their mandatory insurance (depending on the country, of course) will cover your hospital costs.
If you used uber, good luck suing the guy for a few years.

This is why they are a problem. They dodge ALL the extra costs which are mainly there to protect the passenger. For example in most countries a car used for taxiing is subject to stricter maintenance checkups than a private car.

[Mehrunes]

Europeans don't like Uber because Uber is an American company.

Yes, that's totally the reason And EU just fined Google over that as well.

[Zelk]

Europeans don't like Uber because Uber is an American company.

Nothing at all to do with how their workers are treated lmao, or the danger they pose to women.

[Mehrunes]

Nothing at all to do with how their workers are treated lmao, or the danger they pose to women.

Or their business model being a fascinating mix of an artificial bubble, pure fantasies and reducing costs by deliberately skirting the law.

[nukie]

For what its worth, I use uber/lyft all the time in California and used uber multiple times in Egypt earlier this year. I've never had a bad experience, about the worst was the occasional overly talkative driver.

Uber actually saved me alot of annoyance in Cairo as my drivers knew to avoid tourist traps and detours designed to pressure you into buying horse/buggy/camel ride services. (I'm sure the locals hate them even more for this).

Uber was banned in Jordan but some people i talked to still used the app illegally without issue.

I think that the amount of issues with ride sharing services are overblown, but that's just my experience mostly in the US.

[Independent voter]

Yes, that's totally the reason And EU just fined Google over that as well.

And Microsoft back in the day, the browser thing.

And then they fined Apple $14 billion here recently.

[zephid]

Uber drivers are self employed and use the ap to get riders. They make a hell of a lot more money than cab drivers and that's why drivers use Uber. Uber makes it money by taking a commission on the ride, like 25% this is for finding the rider.

It's not really that simple since you also have to remember that UBER drivers have to pay for their own car and all the expenses that comes with it (gas, insurance, maintenance, etc).

[Nihilist74]

Sounds like it would be best if the taxi drivers became lyft or uber drivers to make more money.

[Exhale]

We had the same issue here in Portugal, and it's still a huge deal, sometimes UBER drivers get attacked or cursed at even get their cars vandalized.

[lockedout]

Uber drivers are self employed and use the ap to get riders. They make a hell of a lot more money than cab drivers and that's why drivers use Uber. Uber makes it money by taking a commission on the ride, like 25% this is for finding the rider.

Uber drivers make shit money when all factors are considered,. Barely minimum wage in most cases, it's like a payday loan. Speaking for American Uber drivers.

[Cheze]

Uber are basically socializing the cost of such as vehicle maintenance, insurance/liability, licensing, etc. while reaping the profits of a livery service.

that said, in a lot of places existing livery service was/is incredibly shitty; in my city for example the taxi industry operates essentially as a monopoly and has not increased the number of cabs on the road in more than ten years (and the most "recent" increase was by a very small number, when Union Cab forced their way in.) Prior to Uber and similar services it often took more than an hour to get a cab into or out of downtown in the evening.

so basically just regulate Uber et al a bit better and make them treat full-time drivers as actual employees and we're set

[Beardless Man]

Never used an Uber personally, and never cared for it nor the craze behind it. But naturally we're going to profit what we can.

[Independent voter]

Uber drivers make shit money when all factors are considered,. Barely minimum wage in most cases, it's like a payday loan. Speaking for American Uber drivers.

Uber drivers are self employed, Uber takes 25% for finding the customer, the driver gets 75%. A driver can give 1 ride a day, 16 rides or zero rides, it's completely up to them.

[Othraerir]

uber is pretty popular in australia, well melbourne at least, fair bit cheaper than cabs.

never had a problem with either though, maybe i've just been lucky.

[Splenda]

I don't drive and Uber/Lyft is far more accessible than taxis here. I've changed to using Lyft after Uber had some sketchiness.

[lockedout]

Uber drivers are self employed, Uber takes 25% for finding the customer, the driver gets 75%. A driver can give 1 ride a day, 16 rides or zero rides, it's completely up to them.

I understand, what I said is true though.