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Lyft To Uber: Should Transportation Services Be Regulated?

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Should transportation services be regulated? well, transportation services have been known to be dangerous for customers and drivers. drivers really don't know who they're picking up and customers don't know who's driving them. and there are certain regulations that fall into place to raise the safety of the transportation business. uber is unfair competition to taxis because the company does not pay taxes or licensing fees. it endangers passengers, there has been cases of assault, rape, and kidnapping. Uber is involved in at least 173 lawsuits. drivers are untrained, unlicensed and uninsured. uber does not solicit tips and is cheaper than taxis. uber drivers do not have to take a training course taxi drivers do. taxis are fitted with a tamper …show more content…

Lyft does not approve or allow any driver from the company to pick up any rider under the age of 18 to get in the vehicle without a parent or guardian. Lyft does standard criminal background checks as well as contact your local DMV for a driver history. More procedures Lyft takes are drug and alcohol policies so the driver will not be impaired while transporting you to your destination. One last thing Lyft does is checks license plates, vehicle inspections, and checks for valid insurance (liability). So when you compare Lyft to Uber and taxis, you can tell that lyft has a few more key regulations for drivers, but they all three could use more. Even though Uber already has plenty of safety policies, to much is never enough. Uber doesn't allow people to become drivers if they have a record of DUI,felony,registered sex offender or any other criminal activities in the last 3 years ..but is this safe enough? I don't think so. Because uber is the only public transportation that doesn't have there divers do the finger printing detection to find Absolutely everything on that person's record to detect if that person is capable of driving you safe. As a group we all believe that these transportation services should be regulated for the safety of the driver and the

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