Taxi competition (Los Angeles: 2013, insurance, taxes)

[sunshine7793]

A good idea - sorta. In CA deregulation come in the form of regulation. Would have been better if the legislature had just stayed out of it altogether and let the connection services operate on their own. But it is CA afterall and this is better than nothing:

California becomes first state in nation to regulate ride-sharing - latimes.com

[shooting4life]

Originally Posted by sunshine7793

A good idea - sorta. In CA deregulation come in the form of regulation. Would have been better if the legislature had just stayed out of it altogether and let the connection services operate on their own. But it is CA afterall and this is better than nothing:

California becomes first state in nation to regulate ride-sharing - latimes.com

It is just proof that the only thing ca government hates more than being green is someone messing with their pocket book (taxes).

[jw2]

As a strong free-market supporter, I have to say this came out better than I thought. The ride-share companies all like it as well. They were facing backlash from taxi companies that were pressuring cities (most notably Los Angeles) to outlaw the ride-share companies because of a lot of made up dangers.

This is the nut of the regulation (from the article)

Regulators would require drivers to undergo criminal background checks, receive driver training, follow a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol and carry insurance policies with a minimum of $1 million in liability coverage.

Common sense stuff but now the cities won't be able to outlaw the practice so easily. Big win for ride-share companies and big win for California. I feel all states will do something similar.