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Originally Posted by Novacek
How did they make you safer?
They may have made it more convenient or cheaper (saving you from driving and having to pay for parking).
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Less drunks on the road.
Yes, way cheaper. $6 from my house to Parkside on 6th. $8 to Rainey Street. $13 to the airport. These are the last rides I took that I can remember. I used Lyft at least a couple times a week.
What bothers me the most, and a lot of this bothers me, is that very little is said regarding the THOUSANDS of people/families out of a job (albeit a part-time job). But often time, a highly flexible part-time job is just what the Dr ordered when you need to cover the increasing rent or Christmas presents for the family.
I understand that the real reason behind the fight is regarding the 1099 status of the drivers. I am very disappointed that TNC's waged such a shitty campaign. They came off as GIANT pricks. I think if they just would have truthful about the independent contractor issue, it would have been better than saying..."fuck no, we don't want fingerprinting....and we can't really explain why." Maybe people are too stupid to understand what constitutes an employee or an independent contractor, but at least they would have been honest.
So far the Getme app is a joke and very expensive. The reason Uber/Lyft worked was the speed and low cost to consumer, and the ease of joining for the drivers. I hope Getme, and/or others, get it together and step in, but it is bullshit to think that a small untested company can just fill that void. Uber/Lyft had thousands upon thousands of drivers.