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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: Kat Kid on September 16, 2014, 06:02:09 PM
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UBER KANSAS
Hey Kat Kid,
Uber is thinking about coming to Manhattan, KS, and we're looking for help from loyal riders like you to get started.
Know anyone in Manhattan who owns a car and would be interested in earning up to $25/hr? For a limited time, we're offering Uber credits for referring a driver in Manhattan!
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did you ask them if they knew anyone wanting to help a loyal rider like yourself get to the plaza?
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did you ask them if they knew anyone wanting to help a loyal rider like yourself get to the plaza?
Friends don't let friends pay retail.
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great college kid job idea. lol at 2AM surge pricing from aggieville.
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great college kid job idea. lol at 2AM surge pricing from aggieville.
This was one of my "big ideas." I have definitely pitched an Aggieville gypsy cab service.
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also lol at surge pricing when games get out. also I would pay whatever that surge pricing is. luckily I would be leaving aggieville at like 10:30 so I'd just pay reg. rates :gocho:
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also lol at surge pricing when games get out. also I would pay whatever that surge pricing is. luckily I would be leaving aggieville at like 10:30 so I'd just pay reg. rates :gocho:
Q: Would steve dave really be taking an uberX to The Bluemont?
A: steve dave was already booked for below rack rate at HI to rack up some stays to elevate his status.
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I have HMSIQ (high Manhattan street intelligence quotient) and am seriously considering signing up.
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I have HMSIQ (high Manhattan street intelligence quotient) and am seriously considering signing up.
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you should. it would be awesome.
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my biggest (only) problem is when people need rides i am too drunk to drive.
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I tried to use uber to go to SD's airport at around 5:30am Saturday and they had surge pricing :dubious: Ended up using Lyft.
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my biggest (only) problem is when people need rides i am too drunk to drive.
Ideally I would be the guy giving rides to Aggieville/downtown, not home from Aggieville/downtown.
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my biggest (only) problem is when people need rides i am too drunk to drive.
Ideally I would be the guy giving rides to Aggieville/downtown, not home from Aggieville/downtown.
well, that's not going to work
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my biggest (only) problem is when people need rides i am too drunk to drive.
Ideally I would be the guy giving rides to Aggieville/downtown, not home from Aggieville/downtown.
well, that's not going to work
You're right. Students never drink before they go to the bars. What was I thinking...
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I drove a school bus for usd383 for two years while at ksu. I tried to get them to let me use my bus as public transit over the weekend. They never let me.
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my biggest (only) problem is when people need rides i am too drunk to drive.
Ideally I would be the guy giving rides to Aggieville/downtown, not home from Aggieville/downtown.
well, that's not going to work
You're right. Students never drink before they go to the bars. What was I thinking...
well, go ahead and try it. what do I know about uber anyway.
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if they end up coming then i'm going to sign up as a driver and i'm sure they'll do some kind of hey we're new to mhk promo and i'll make everyone on this message board sign up for it and then we'll coordinate stuff and i'll end up "driving" all of you and then we take all the money earned and go to vegas or something. :cheese:
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:driving:
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look at MHK being all badass again today.
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I would get an uber ride at 2 am for the two block trip back to my apartment just so I could talk to Ricky D. He has amazing conversation skills.
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just thought of rick daris being someones DD and holy crap i cant stop :lol:
talk about the blind leading the blind. or should i say the drunk driving the drunks?
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what's that you say? you need a ride from aggieville to somewhere? no problem! i've been here for the last five hours. just let me find my car real quick and i'll be right there! :Woot:
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what's that you say? you need a ride from aggieville to somewhere? no problem! i've been here for the last five hours. just let me find my car real quick and i'll be right there! :Woot:
we're going to have to stop for gas, i hope that is okay. darn, i can't find my card. i wonder where i left it.
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Uber x I always thought would be perfect college town idea... And they don't have the connected monopoly that is cab companies to muck up the legal stuff that bigger metro have to deal with.
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took my first uber x in napa in July. it was a good experience from what I recall but I was bombed out of my gourd on wine.
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Uber had almost completely taken over my cab rides... Which is a lot of rides
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"hey hows it goin?" *extends awkward fist bump*
"good. oh you brought me a beer? youre the best uber driver ive ever had."
"no! hands off daddy daris' bud light lime. i need this to drive."
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bump
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I put it in a brownback thread but everyone was afraid to look
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Post it here
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No you
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This is going to be great when I fly in to MHK in September and don't have to wonder how I'm getting to Aggieville from the airport
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in all seriousness, this is incredibly awesome
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In all seriousness, is this happening?
Because the current cab situation in Manhattan is basically the biggest joke imaginable.
Edit: Yes!
http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/techflash/2015/04/days-after-veto-uber-expands-to-four-more-kansas.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/techflash/2015/04/days-after-veto-uber-expands-to-four-more-kansas.html)
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
if you throw some squad lights on that bad boy youd make a killing. think sarge would go for it?
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
I'll pay you 6 BL Limes from Mae's for a ride from MHK to Auntie Mae's on Sept 2. UberCopRD
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drive the mini down to maes for 1.50 bud light royals games and turn my uber on towards the end of the game and then if anybody needs an uber mini, bam i'm right there.
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
I'll pay you 6 BL Limes from Mae's for a ride from MHK to Auntie Mae's on Sept 2. UberCopRD
that's a wednesday. when are you flying in?
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
I'll pay you 6 BL Limes from Mae's for a ride from MHK to Auntie Mae's on Sept 2. UberCopRD
that's a wednesday. when are you flying in?
You're right, I meant Sept 4. 11:58 am ORD-MHK
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
I'll pay you 6 BL Limes from Mae's for a ride from MHK to Auntie Mae's on Sept 2. UberCopRD
that's a wednesday. when are you flying in?
You're right, I meant Sept 4. 11:58 am ORD-MHK
i could actually probably get you. remind a week or two before.
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I can't think of anything I would enjoy more than ordering an Uber and rd pulls up. 100% chance I'd change my destination to some place he wanted to go
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i have a minivan. think i might sign up.
I'll pay you 6 BL Limes from Mae's for a ride from MHK to Auntie Mae's on Sept 2. UberCopRD
that's a wednesday. when are you flying in?
You're right, I meant Sept 4. 11:58 am ORD-MHK
i could actually probably get you. remind a week or two before.
:thumbs: If not, I'll just use elite mhk uber service.
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it would be funny if you asked and i said i couldn't do it afterall, so you ubered and then i showed up in my uber mini. i'd be like, you know me 8man and then you'd wag your finger at me and then cue the laugh track.
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it would be funny if you asked and i said i couldn't do it afterall, so you ubered and then i showed up in my uber mini. i'd be like, you know me 8man and then you'd wag your finger at me and then cue the laugh track.
or like you had a hat on and he got in the back seat and he didn't know it was you, like in scary movies, and you ignored him and finally he yelled and you turned around and you recognized you
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looks like they are staying in KC too.
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https://blog.uber.com/KSExpansion
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the saga continues
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11219246_10102300538499371_1932416482403272941_n.jpg?oh=2fbcf4d8191f64ab04cde2c84ef4af4c&oe=560CB011&__gda__=1438667475_f3bf2bc46120c0ee9a5539d5941de935)
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well that's super lame.
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pretty unified effort to override. the kansas congress really rough ridin' hates uber, apparently. I doubt we have a powerful taxi lobby like major metropolitan states.
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well that's super lame.
This seems like a very anti-conservative move. Aren't the dudes/dudettes in the Kansas senate all about free markets and competition and stuff?
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well that's super lame.
This seems like a very anti-conservative move. Aren't the dudes/dudettes in the Kansas senate all about free markets and competition and stuff?
they've got no clue.
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pretty unified effort to override. the kansas congress really rough ridin' hates uber, apparently. I doubt we have a powerful taxi lobby like major metropolitan states.
Pretty puzzling. Maybe insurance?
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my employer emailed me to tell me to spam legislators to veto SB117. Something to do with financial institutions depending on their vehicles as collateral.
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well that's super lame.
This seems like a very anti-conservative move. Aren't the dudes/dudettes in the Kansas senate all about free markets and competition and stuff?
they've got no clue.
Apparently. Seems like their objective may just be to become the most despised legislative body in the US.
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my employer emailed me to tell me to spam legislators to veto SB117. Something to do with financial institutions depending on their vehicles as collateral.
quite puzzling
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Maybe they were just concerned about the possibility of sex offenders giving rides to young women. :dunno:
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my employer emailed me to tell me to spam legislators to veto SB117. Something to do with financial institutions depending on their vehicles as collateral.
quite puzzling
and requiring comprehensive and collision insurance.
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Maybe they were just concerned about the possibility of sex offenders giving rides to young women. :dunno:
well yeah, but is there any system in place to stop sex offenders from being taxi drivers? heck, i just saw a story on the news where a sex offender fugitive from texas got a job as a kansas bus driver.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/04/uber-s-problem-with-this-bill-in-kansas-it-s-more.html
http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/streetside-uber-is-user-friendly-that-doesnt-mean-uber-respects-you/Content?oid=5095487
Uber seems a little bit ridiculous here. Maybe the articles are biased. :dunno:
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Maybe they were just concerned about the possibility of sex offenders giving rides to young women. :dunno:
These dorks that lean on the current laws in place to keep creeps from driving people around haven't ever taken a cab in their lives. The feedback loop and detailed driver/rider data in systems like Uber/Lyft/Sidecar/etc. is way safer than a background check.
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Uber drivers are much more likely to rob your house after dropping you at the airport than assault you.
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Banks and insurance companies lobbied hard against Uber without them getting their guarantees. Every Podunk Kansas town has a respectable banker and a few insurance men and a chamber of commerce. Only KC, Topeka, Wichita, MHK and Lawrence would've had Uber.
The ability to lobby/threaten the state legislature in to doing all sorts of things is getting more evident as social media provides live updates of the shenanigans of committee meetings and testimony presented. It sounds cliche to say that lobbyists exercise an enormous amount of influence on votes, but it is incredible to see it in action when it so clearly lays to waste the idea that ideology and partisan politics is always the driving force behind voting.
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what do banks have against uber?
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That's their collateral driving people around. I doubt many uber drivers own their car free and clear.
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seems reasonable to make sure there are no insurance gaps then
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The Kansas Bankers Association is also a pretty powerful lobby which never hurts. This isn't the first time they've received special treatment from the state legislature because they bitched and moaned.
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seems reasonable to make sure there are no insurance gaps then
Uber propaganda makes this sound like they've got it totally handled.
blog.uber.com/ridesharinginsurance
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i suppose there's some truth to the saying that you get the government(s) you deserve.
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Uber lame!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Question: is the Kansas law different from every other state where uber operates?
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Question: is the Kansas law different from every other state where uber operates?
The question I have is why uber and only uber has these problems nationwide. I have never heard of Lyft having issues with local governments but uber has been in crap in liberal, conservative, and moderate jurisdictions. I think my answer to that question is that they are cheap rough ridin' crybabies. It wouldn't cost them very much money to comply with this law, if they want to be in Kansas nothing is stopping them.
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Banks and insurance companies lobbied hard against Uber without them getting their guarantees. Every Podunk Kansas town has a respectable banker and a few insurance men and a chamber of commerce. Only KC, Topeka, Wichita, MHK and Lawrence would've had Uber.
The ability to lobby/threaten the state legislature in to doing all sorts of things is getting more evident as social media provides live updates of the shenanigans of committee meetings and testimony presented. It sounds cliche to say that lobbyists exercise an enormous amount of influence on votes, but it is incredible to see it in action when it so clearly lays to waste the idea that ideology and partisan politics is always the driving force behind voting.
Well, the banks are right in wanting to make sure the cars they are financing are properly insured.
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Uber is pretty gross guys. I mean there's a million stories about the gross crap they've done; senior executives threatening media members, charging surge pricing when people attempted to escape public shootings in Sydney, etc. I think I'm going to delete their app and eat the money I have on my account
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-playbook-for-sabotaging-lyft
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Banks and insurance companies lobbied hard against Uber without them getting their guarantees. Every Podunk Kansas town has a respectable banker and a few insurance men and a chamber of commerce. Only KC, Topeka, Wichita, MHK and Lawrence would've had Uber.
The ability to lobby/threaten the state legislature in to doing all sorts of things is getting more evident as social media provides live updates of the shenanigans of committee meetings and testimony presented. It sounds cliche to say that lobbyists exercise an enormous amount of influence on votes, but it is incredible to see it in action when it so clearly lays to waste the idea that ideology and partisan politics is always the driving force behind voting.
Well, the banks are right in wanting to make sure the cars they are financing are properly insured.
Last I knew, if you were paying on your car still, you had to have full coverage. Is this not true now?
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There are certain circles in sf that will judge you pretty hard if you take uber. I still prefer it to a taxi. Mainly because cabs are smelly and I don't usually carry much cash because credit card thread.
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The thing about Lyft is like 4 people have ever used it
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Uber agreed with the bill until the night before the vote the insurance committee put in the additional insurance amendment on the bill for cars that have liens on them, which is asinine because the bank requires insurance anyway. Also, uber addressed the "insurance gap" rather publicly. It seems pretty bitter of the Kansas legislative body to cry, "they're meanies. They are just bluffing, and we're going to wait it out because they can't afford to lose our huge Kansas markets. Lobbyists also told us they wanted some stuff in this bill, so we have to put it in there obviously."
Honestly, there is no logical argument for keeping a company out of Kansas when everyone wants it, except for MIR and the state senate.
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Uber is pretty gross guys. I mean there's a million stories about the gross crap they've done; senior executives threatening media members, charging surge pricing when people attempted to escape public shootings in Sydney, etc. I think I'm going to delete their app and eat the money I have on my account
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-playbook-for-sabotaging-lyft
Still 100x more reputable than New Orleans cabs, tho.
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yeah, gross is relative to whatever other options available
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yeah, gross is relative to whatever other options available
True. The cars and drivers are great and I've had nothing but great experiences using uber. Their executives seem to be horrible people.
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Banks and insurance companies lobbied hard against Uber without them getting their guarantees. Every Podunk Kansas town has a respectable banker and a few insurance men and a chamber of commerce. Only KC, Topeka, Wichita, MHK and Lawrence would've had Uber.
The ability to lobby/threaten the state legislature in to doing all sorts of things is getting more evident as social media provides live updates of the shenanigans of committee meetings and testimony presented. It sounds cliche to say that lobbyists exercise an enormous amount of influence on votes, but it is incredible to see it in action when it so clearly lays to waste the idea that ideology and partisan politics is always the driving force behind voting.
Well, the banks are right in wanting to make sure the cars they are financing are properly insured.
Last I knew, if you were paying on your car still, you had to have full coverage. Is this not true now?
If you have full coverage and wreck your car driving it commercially, your insurance company doesn't have to pay a dime.
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Banks and insurance companies lobbied hard against Uber without them getting their guarantees. Every Podunk Kansas town has a respectable banker and a few insurance men and a chamber of commerce. Only KC, Topeka, Wichita, MHK and Lawrence would've had Uber.
The ability to lobby/threaten the state legislature in to doing all sorts of things is getting more evident as social media provides live updates of the shenanigans of committee meetings and testimony presented. It sounds cliche to say that lobbyists exercise an enormous amount of influence on votes, but it is incredible to see it in action when it so clearly lays to waste the idea that ideology and partisan politics is always the driving force behind voting.
Well, the banks are right in wanting to make sure the cars they are financing are properly insured.
Last I knew, if you were paying on your car still, you had to have full coverage. Is this not true now?
If you have full coverage and wreck your car driving it commercially, your insurance company doesn't have to pay a dime.
Where's the "commercial" line? What about food delivery drivers? Does the restaurant's insurance cover them?
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Banks and insurance companies lobbied hard against Uber without them getting their guarantees. Every Podunk Kansas town has a respectable banker and a few insurance men and a chamber of commerce. Only KC, Topeka, Wichita, MHK and Lawrence would've had Uber.
The ability to lobby/threaten the state legislature in to doing all sorts of things is getting more evident as social media provides live updates of the shenanigans of committee meetings and testimony presented. It sounds cliche to say that lobbyists exercise an enormous amount of influence on votes, but it is incredible to see it in action when it so clearly lays to waste the idea that ideology and partisan politics is always the driving force behind voting.
Well, the banks are right in wanting to make sure the cars they are financing are properly insured.
Last I knew, if you were paying on your car still, you had to have full coverage. Is this not true now?
If you have full coverage and wreck your car driving it commercially, your insurance company doesn't have to pay a dime.
Where's the "commercial" line? What about food delivery drivers? Does the restaurant's insurance cover them?
Either the restaurant or the driver (probably the driver) needs to have commercial or business coverage. Basically, if you collect any sort of fee for driving your vehicle, you need more than private coverage.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/14/uber-closes-insurance-gap-for-ride-sharing-drivers/
So this is still an issue or am I missing something?
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/14/uber-closes-insurance-gap-for-ride-sharing-drivers/
So this is still an issue or am I missing something?
I have no idea. If Uber is insuring all of their drivers, then I'm not sure what makes the Kansas law a big deal to them. I really liked this quote, though.
“The context that needs to be kept in mind when you talk to certain city council members is how long have they been taking campaign contributions from the taxi industry,” he said. “They’re essentially in the pocket of the taxi industry, just straight up.”
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/14/uber-closes-insurance-gap-for-ride-sharing-drivers/
So this is still an issue or am I missing something?
Uber is only providing liability coverage. It won't cover repairs to a vehicle, and a personal comprehensive policy will not cover the repairs if the accident happened during the course of commercial activity.
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had this discussion at lunch with a banker friend. He said the big push was from the KBA on the collateral issue. Like I told him, my issue is that nobody else is getting hammered for that.
Your pizza delivery driver isn't. Your white van carpet installer isn't. Your handyman with a ladder in the back of his S-10 isn't. Because they don't have a lobby chasing them.
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had this discussion at lunch with a banker friend. He said the big push was from the KBA on the collateral issue. Like I told him, my issue is that nobody else is getting hammered for that.
Your pizza delivery driver isn't. Your white van carpet installer isn't. Your handyman with a ladder in the back of his S-10 isn't. Because they don't have a lobby chasing them.
Yeah, the bill should have been more comprehensive.
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had this discussion at lunch with a banker friend. He said the big push was from the KBA on the collateral issue. Like I told him, my issue is that nobody else is getting hammered for that.
Your pizza delivery driver isn't. Your white van carpet installer isn't. Your handyman with a ladder in the back of his S-10 isn't. Because they don't have a lobby chasing them.
Most of them don't know.. And they'd be SOL if they were to be in an accident.
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Big Taxi is ruining America!
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Big Taxi money in politics has ruined America!
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had this discussion at lunch with a banker friend. He said the big push was from the KBA on the collateral issue. Like I told him, my issue is that nobody else is getting hammered for that.
Your pizza delivery driver isn't. Your white van carpet installer isn't. Your handyman with a ladder in the back of his S-10 isn't. Because they don't have a lobby chasing them.
Most of them don't know.. And they'd be SOL if they were to be in an accident.
I would hope that these drivers are employed by businesses that have commercial insurance but the reality is that you are probably right, especially for the smaller companies and independent contractors.
The bill really should have included more instead of being targeted against Uber.
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Uber is pretty gross guys. I mean there's a million stories about the gross crap they've done; senior executives threatening media members, charging surge pricing when people attempted to escape public shootings in Sydney, etc. I think I'm going to delete their app and eat the money I have on my account
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/26/6067663/this-is-ubers-playbook-for-sabotaging-lyft
About the same as any local cab mafia monopoly
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/14/uber-closes-insurance-gap-for-ride-sharing-drivers/
So this is still an issue or am I missing something?
Uber is only providing liability coverage. It won't cover repairs to a vehicle, and a personal comprehensive policy will not cover the repairs if the accident happened during the course of commercial activity.
The insurance they talk about in that article is when the driver isn't "commercial" as in taking a passenger, it's only when the app is on and driver is available....in that case personal insurance coverage kicks in first in most cases (their words) and if not, the additional uber insurance kicks in (in theory)
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I'm pretty sure that if these drivers don't tell their insurance companies that they are driving for uber (and why would they, their premiums would skyrocket) any claims would be denied. Fairly certain their personal insurance wouldn't do crap.
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ITT: We learned who sells insurance.
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Were specific examples of insurance gaps and loopholes discussed during the legislative process? I'd love to see how a situation played out in real life that prompted a belief that this legislation was imperative to protect auto lenders who've loaned money to uber drivers that will default on their loans once a car accident happens and thus lose a (not the only) remedy in recovering the loan balance?
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Bankers bitch a lot about how they could lose money while making tons of money year after year. That's how the situation played out.
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Are we the only state uber doesnt operate in?
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/14/uber-closes-insurance-gap-for-ride-sharing-drivers/
So this is still an issue or am I missing something?
Uber is only providing liability coverage. It won't cover repairs to a vehicle, and a personal comprehensive policy will not cover the repairs if the accident happened during the course of commercial activity.
The insurance they talk about in that article is when the driver isn't "commercial" as in taking a passenger, it's only when the app is on and driver is available....in that case personal insurance coverage kicks in first in most cases (their words) and if not, the additional uber insurance kicks in (in theory)
Uber is only picking up liability insurance if a driver causes damage another person/property. The banks don't give a crap about anything other than their collateral.
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Were specific examples of insurance gaps and loopholes discussed during the legislative process? I'd love to see how a situation played out in real life that prompted a belief that this legislation was imperative to protect auto lenders who've loaned money to uber drivers that will default on their loans once a car accident happens and thus lose a (not the only) remedy in recovering the loan balance?
No real world example, but I think it's a fairly logical argument with some pretty easy workarounds. Banks, insurance cos and Uber are gigantic dicks so there's no real winner. Uber's MHK service/rates were pretty lol while in operation here tho.
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Are we the only state uber doesnt operate in?
Nope. Also if any of you are under the impression that Uber is some plucky startup incapable of fending for themselves from the big bad banking industry I'd recommend you read their wiki page and you can learn how they were founded and who is funding them.
They stole tips from drivers? :nono:
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Were specific examples of insurance gaps and loopholes discussed during the legislative process? I'd love to see how a situation played out in real life that prompted a belief that this legislation was imperative to protect auto lenders who've loaned money to uber drivers that will default on their loans once a car accident happens and thus lose a (not the only) remedy in recovering the loan balance?
No real world example, but I think it's a fairly logical argument with some pretty easy workarounds.
I agree, and speculate that the lack of this even being a problem in real life is allowing all involved to have mumped up fixing it in a way that works for everyone.
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Were specific examples of insurance gaps and loopholes discussed during the legislative process? I'd love to see how a situation played out in real life that prompted a belief that this legislation was imperative to protect auto lenders who've loaned money to uber drivers that will default on their loans once a car accident happens and thus lose a (not the only) remedy in recovering the loan balance?
No real world example, but I think it's a fairly logical argument with some pretty easy workarounds.
I agree, and speculate that the lack of this even being a problem in real life is allowing all involved to have mumped up fixing it in a way that works for everyone.
Legislators gonna legislate.
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Everybody else can figure it out....come on KS.
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One time I left my work laptop in an UberX and the guy tried to get me to give him money to get it back. I told him to eff off. (Nicely)
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Neither he nor you did that.
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Neither he nor you did that.
Power tripping off 3 draft picks
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
Kansas should go ahead and make that crap illegal, too, in case Uber ever decides to come back.
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
You can use the app now and report lost items. Not sure if that would help but between that and 0 rating, it might get Uber moving on it.
I've had so many horrible cab experiences, these uber horror stories don't do much.
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My neighbor uber driver and I were watching the seahawks/chiefs game at a bar last fall and one of his passengers called about having left his wallet in the car or something. Neighbor told him he couldn't drive his wallet to him because we were pak'n, but had the guy come to our building later to pick it up free of charge.
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
You can use the app now and report lost items. Not sure if that would help but between that and 0 rating, it might get Uber moving on it.
I've had so many horrible cab experiences, these uber horror stories don't do much.
I did report in on the app, but their policy once you do that is just "work it out with the driver". I agree, it's not so bad. I mean paying for a taxi with a credit card my god.
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Not sure if that would help but between that and 0 rating, it might get Uber moving on it.
Their rating system is so mumped up.
https://twitter.com/hosienation/status/595233533334925312
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Everybody else can figure it out....come on KS.
Kansas isn't the only state without uber and there are several states that have uber that have or had issues with uber. The state didn't kick uber out, they didn't think enough about Kansas to comply like they're made the decision to do other places. If a state they valued more imposed these same restrictions on them, they'd do it.
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The thing about Lyft is like 4 people have ever used it
Lyft gave me free tickets to the World Series. I would love having lyft back again
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Took an uber to the car dealership yesterday. Driver was a VERY elderly man who told me that next week he's going on a pacific northwest vision quest with his 3 great granddaughters.
Also, I love the Uber product, but the Kansas requirements don't really seem all that unreasonable to me.
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When you uber, do you ride in the front or back?
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i only ride in the front if i'm riding with at least two other people.
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I'll ride shotgun on a solo ride quite often. I kinda give the driver a front or back motion before I hop in, in case he is in totally against this drunk dude hoping up front.
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Legislators and insurance salesmen/companies are the worst....absolute.rough ridin'.worst.
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
I mean, I would have thrown him a few bones. Leaving the laptop in the car was your error. The guy incurs an opportunity cost by delivering the laptop to your location. It would be the decent thing to do.
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
I mean, I would have thrown him a few bones. Leaving the laptop in the car was your error. The guy incurs an opportunity cost by delivering the laptop to your location. It would be the decent thing to do.
In the early stages of Uber in KC, I had a driver come back about 1/4 mile to return my hat I left in the car. Not a laptop, but nice of her to do so. And one night I was in an Uber and found a phone in the backseat that was left. The driver said it belonged the guy he just dropped off, so we called a number on it and returned it to him on our Uber dime (was about 1/2 mile out of the way). On the flipside, a DC cab driver charged me $40 to turn around and bring my iPhone back to the bar he dropped me off at one night for "loss of business he received". I think it all boils down to hopefully finding the general nicety of people and the drivers when you leave something in the vehicle. As Spracne mentioned, it's not the driver's fault something got left in the car. I hope Uber comes back to KS side, way better than cabs IME.
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Neither he nor you did that.
no, it did, and it happens quite a bit. http://laist.com/2013/12/17/uber_driver_demands_500_for_phone_l.php
I called him two minutes after he dropped me off and he was like, "ummm, I have it, what do you want me to do?" and I'm like "BRING ME BACK MY LAPTOP" and he's like "I'll have to charge you" thinking it would be like a standard fare for him to bring it back. (I had no idea what their policy was and just assumed it was company policy, I was a little stressed at this point.) I was like, "Fine. whatever. just bring it back." When he got back I was like, "um, so my app just takes care of this or whatever?" and he's like, "um, no, that's not how it works" and I told him I didn't have any cash and he's like "um, um, bye". Like I said, a nice way of telling him to eff off. I would never say that to a real human.
I mean, I would have thrown him a few bones. Leaving the laptop in the car was your error. The guy incurs an opportunity cost by delivering the laptop to your location. It would be the decent thing to do.
I honestly didn't have any cash (that's one of the selling points for Uber, right?), called him two minutes after he dropped me off, and didn't know the policy for lost items was just "figure it out with the driver". This guy wasn't coming up with a solution at all, just asking me what I wanted to do. He also lied about how far away he was when I called him and I legitimately thought he could charge me through the app (like an extra ride) when he mentioned that as a possible solution. Straight up asking for cash was poor form.
And like I said, I have used Uber since and will use again, especially if a cab is the alternative. My only real problem w/ Uber is I can't schedule them for super early morning trips to the airport and I'm paranoid about not having any drivers close when I need to be to the airport early.
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Ah, I thought you meant you told him to eff off by claiming not to have any cash (when you actually did :Keke:).
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
Exactly. Cab companies are so seedy and in the pocket of the city....Uber basically has to be dirty to break into these monopolies.
Oh and always tip your uber driver if you have cash.
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
Exactly. Cab companies are so seedy and in the pocket of the city....Uber basically has to be dirty to break into these monopolies.
Oh and always tip your uber driver if you have cash.
Wait, what?
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Agree, what? I've never done this.
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
Exactly. Cab companies are so seedy and in the pocket of the city....Uber basically has to be dirty to break into these monopolies.
Oh and always tip your uber driver if you have cash.
Wait, what?
Yeah, the tip is incorporated into the fare. I learned this the hard way via PI'ing from Trim.
Why do people keep saying "well uber is better than taxis?" That's like someone complaining about pirates and infectious diseases on cruise ships but the response is then "well its better than a floating raft made of wood and plastic barrels."
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
Exactly. Cab companies are so seedy and in the pocket of the city....Uber basically has to be dirty to break into these monopolies.
Oh and always tip your uber driver if you have cash.
Wait, what?
Yeah, the tip is incorporated into the fare. I learned this the hard way via PI'ing from Trim.
Why do people keep saying "well uber is better than taxis?" That's like someone complaining about pirates and infectious diseases on cruise ships but the response is then "well its better than a floating raft made of wood and plastic barrels."
This can't be serious no one is saying uber is bad but you.
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
Exactly. Cab companies are so seedy and in the pocket of the city....Uber basically has to be dirty to break into these monopolies.
Oh and always tip your uber driver if you have cash.
Wait, what?
Yeah, the tip is incorporated into the fare. I learned this the hard way via PI'ing from Trim.
I've since learned they expect tips, at least the uberX ones do. I think we were talking about uber black.
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
I was in New Orleans a month ago and there was no Uber. Also, I was picked up by a guy who was clearly not the guy on the photo in back, drove 15 over, and had every warning light on in the car. Was also driven by a guy who was cut off in traffic and pulled a gun out of the glove box to waive at the other driver. So I guess I agree with you on the no accountability thing but really don't know how that has changed.
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Yes to clarify...tip uberX. Black is included. Uber misled riders for awhile on their site but later changed the wording.
I don't tip everytime because I suck at carrying cash but especially for a short trips, I try to throw the driver a couple bucks.
Really wish uber would add a tip option to the app...they have it for cities that book cabs through uber.
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Uber horror stories are also not doing much for me either. I don't love the company Uber per se, as they are obviously pretty shady. But I love that they allow more choice in my market. New Orleans taxis have had an absolute stranglehold on the city for so GD long and they were never held accountable for anything and basically broke whatever rules/laws they pleased because there was no competition. But now there is, and it's great, even if the competing company itself isn't that great. Ya dig?
In Manhattan I'd more just all about Uber because A) every other state seems to be able to make it work, and B) there just aren't very many cabs (because D. Scott is always in them) but there are tons of drunk people who want rides all the time.
Exactly. Cab companies are so seedy and in the pocket of the city....Uber basically has to be dirty to break into these monopolies.
Oh and always tip your uber driver if you have cash.
Wait, what?
Yeah, the tip is incorporated into the fare. I learned this the hard way via PI'ing from Trim.
Why do people keep saying "well uber is better than taxis?" That's like someone complaining about pirates and infectious diseases on cruise ships but the response is then "well its better than a floating raft made of wood and plastic barrels."
This can't be serious no one is saying uber is bad but you.
What? One of us is confused. Even if I said uber is bad, my response was a little more nuanced than that, what does that have to do with me thinking comparing uber to cabs to justify their shitty corporate policies is a false a equivalency?
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How am I supposed to get home from p&l tonight? If they pick you up in kcmo, can they drive to ks? Do I lie about where i live until it's too late? Level 3 right now, btw.
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yes, they will drop you off in ks. they just can't do pick ups
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yes, they will drop you off in ks. they just can't do pick ups
The RIDE Act, generally codified at 49 USC 14501(d) allows this.
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Re: tipping:
http://www.quora.com/Should-I-tip-my-Uber-driver
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Re: tipping:
http://www.quora.com/Should-I-tip-my-Uber-driver
My god uber corporate is amazingly greedy and cutthroat.
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Just talked to an uberx driver, he said no one tips on uber which is why he usually drives for lyft, where folks tip about half the time.
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Just talked to an uberx driver, he said no one tips on uber which is why he usually drives for lyft, where folks tip about half the time.
My last UberX driver had a few bills shoved in the cig tray area as a subtle hint I think...the last 4 haven't even attempted to refuse my tip
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http://citypaper.net/uberdriver/ (http://citypaper.net/uberdriver/)
:lol:
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eff YO REGULATIONS
http://ictrides.com/
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http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Kansas-House-passes-compromise-measure-with-Uber-304294191.html
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/17/us-uber-california-idUSKBN0OX1TE20150617
A San Francisco-based driver for smartphone-based ride-hailing service Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a ruling by the California Labor Commission.
The ruling, filed on Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, was the latest in a host of legal and regulatory challenges facing Uber and other highly valued start-ups in the United States and other countries.
The commission said Uber is "involved in every aspect of the operation."
Classifying Uber drivers as employees opens the company up to considerably higher costs, including Social Security, workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. That could affect its valuation, currently above $40 billion, and the valuation of other companies that rely on large networks of individuals to provide rides, clean houses and other services.
Uber had argued that its drivers are independent contractors, not employees, and that it is "nothing more than a neutral technology platform."
But the commission said Uber controls the tools driver use, monitors their approval ratings and terminates their access to the system if their ratings fall below 4.6 stars.
The ruling affects only California. However, the state is Uber's home base, one of its largest markets, and sets a path often followed by regulators and courts in other states.
Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It likely will not have to start paying any additional costs unless it loses on appeal, and only after it exhausts its appeals.
The commission was ruling on an appeal by Uber of a labor commissioner's award of about $4,000 in expenses to San Francisco-based driver Barbara Ann Berwick, who filed her claim in September. She worked as an Uber driver for just over two months last year.
Earlier this month, Uber lost a bid to force arbitration in a federal lawsuit brought in San Francisco by its drivers. Earlier this year, the same court rejected Uber's bid to deem its drivers independent contractors, saying a jury would rule on their status.
In Florida, a state agency ruled earlier this year that Uber drivers are employees.
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Correct ruling
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Correct ruling
Thats just your opinion, man.
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I disagree. The operator is providing the equipment and the labor. That's as subcontractor'ey as it gets, imo.
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Leave Uber alone already. Why is ever-y-one trying to make me drive drunk?
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/10/30/uber-driver-firing-policy/
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A subcontractor is contracted on a job by job basis often. Couldn't each ride be considered a job/contract?
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A subcontractor is contracted on a job by job basis often. Couldn't each ride be considered a job/contract?
I'm not sure they really can. Also, subcontractors typically set their own rates and aren't told not to accept tips.
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Why were no cars available Saturday? :frown:
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Why were no cars available Saturday? :frown:
bubbles and i took one on saturday.
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Been using uberpool a lot lately. Super cheap and most of the time there isn't another rider. Also nice that it tells you your fare before you order it. Great service imo.
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Do I have a free ride or not?
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/19/uber-self-driving-cars-bike-lanes-safety-san-francisco
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I enjoy using uber but they have pretty deplorable business practices. I can't recall them ever being correct about any public stance they've taken over any attempted regulation. They are petulant, spoiled children.
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https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/21/uber-losses-expected-to-hit-3-billion-in-2016-despite-revenue-growth/
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I enjoy using uber but they have pretty deplorable business practices. I can't recall them ever being correct about any public stance they've taken over any attempted regulation. They are petulant, spoiled children.
wha? while i'm not jumping at the chance to defend uber, because their labor practices are a bit booty (but so are taxi companies) a lot of what they've dealt with is archaic regulation that was already in place and served to protect the taxi monopoly. the medallion system in NYC is a good example of what i'm talking about. it's very hard to be a disruptor in a government regulated industry and takes a lot of lobbying dollars to buy your share of the market you're wanting to compete in.
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Have you guys ever had a hard time with the app? For some reason mine hasn't been working. My bro is in town from Louisiana and my friend dropped me off to him and his friends at Westport last night for a few drinks. End of a shitty story, I ended up walking home all the way from Westport. :lol:
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This and sole issues with the gE.com servers? I'm starting to see a pattern develop.
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Pfftt.
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Have you guys ever had a hard time with the app? For some reason mine hasn't been working. My bro is in town from Louisiana and my friend dropped me off to him and his friends atWestport last night for a few drinks. End of a shitty story, I ended up walking home all the way from Westport. :lol:
what the
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Maybe Uber runs on the same servers that gE does :dunno:
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i mean, cab, MAX, mrs wackycat08, etc?
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Mrs. wacky wasn't excited that I stayed out, so she didn't answer my phone call. I probably should have called a cab, but it's been so long doing that, I didn't even know where to begin. <----Lazy I guess. I even had the bartender try and do it with my phone and he couldn't figure it out either. The waitress tried it and she was dumbfounded too. I then deleted the app and downloaded it again and had the same problems.
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no negative consequences
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hacked
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The Deep State is targeting Wacky for his political beliefs.
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Mods, please move this to the Unsolved Mysteries Thread.
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I bet mrs wacky blocked uber buys from their joint account :lol:
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"Get your ass home on your fun money"
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Uber goes to my CC tho. :curse:
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reminds me of when my boy alex goldman had his uber account hacked. episodes 91 AND 93.
https://soundcloud.com/replyall
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Uber goes to my our CC tho. :curse:
#MarriedLife
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I'm sure glad I don't get the same IT dork issues that wackycat08 does, seems very inconvenient
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they're going to turn on the kickback virus at 5p today to really mess with him :frown: