user1111 wrote:
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"We're asking Uber to do what Airbnb did," he said. "Uber not only doesn't want to pay their fair share, they refuse to get fingerprinted, they refuse background checks, they refuse any kind of regulation whatsoever."

Baraka fires back amid mounting Uber pushback

"We're asking Uber to do what Airbnb did," he said. "Uber not only doesn't want to pay their fair share, they refuse to get fingerprinted, they refuse background checks, they refuse any kind of regulation whatsoever."

caj11 wrote:
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bodhipooh wrote:
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user1111 wrote:
Uber says it will leave Newark if new regulations pass

Good luck getting to the airport!

A friend landed in Newark last night and was "forced" to take a taxi because the PA police were cracking down on Uber drivers and after a while there weren't any cars willing to chance it. I guess they are taking a page out of the Hoboken playbook and limiting consumer choice. What a shame. Anyone who has ever been subjected to a ride in a Newark yellow taxi knows that a) they are SUPER expensive, and b) those taxis are in poor shape.

As for the airport, I would never take an Uber when I had a flight to catch because you can't schedule them ahead of time. I usually drive and park there - a few days at WallyPark is cheaper than any car service anyway, or I just take the NJ Transit and PATH.

caj11 wrote:
As for the airport, I would never take an Uber when I had a flight to catch because you can't schedule them ahead of time. I usually drive and park there - a few days at WallyPark is cheaper than any car service anyway, or I just take the NJ Transit and PATH.

bodhipooh wrote:
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user1111 wrote:
Uber says it will leave Newark if new regulations pass

Good luck getting to the airport!

A friend landed in Newark last night and was "forced" to take a taxi because the PA police were cracking down on Uber drivers and after a while there weren't any cars willing to chance it. I guess they are taking a page out of the Hoboken playbook and limiting consumer choice. What a shame. Anyone who has ever been subjected to a ride in a Newark yellow taxi knows that a) they are SUPER expensive, and b) those taxis are in poor shape.

user1111 wrote:
Uber says it will leave Newark if new regulations pass

Good luck getting to the airport!

JCMan8 wrote:
There is a famous quote by Upton Sinclair:

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!

As President of a NJ taxi lobby, Murray Rosenberg's salary depends on him not understanding the benefits of Uber. In fact, his salary depends on Uber being shut down or "cracked down" on to the largest extent possible.

Due to this, I think it will be very difficult to get him to understand to the contrary.

anonymess wrote:
I think Murray ignores the reality of medallion JC cabs. I continue to use medallion cabs as well as Uber/Lyft. I only use the medallion cabs since I don?t have to wait for one when I get out of the PATH on Grove. Many medallion cars are downright unsafe and for the life of me, I don?t know how they pass inspection. I never came across an unsafe Uber/Lyft car and I use the service extensively. Uber/Lyft may not be totally above board with their pricing all the time (they recently lost a lawsuit on the $1 safe driver charge), but that doesn?t compare to the fast meters I regularly get in medallion cabs. At least Uber/Lyft charges are transparent, including the surge pricing as well as safe driver charge. In addition, there is a vetting process with Uber/Lyft. I have to believe it?s at least as good as the one for medallion cabs considering some of the characters I?ve gotten that drive medallion cabs. I never once had a bad experience with a Uber/Lyft driver or felt unsafe in any respect. Not true for the medallion cars and drivers.

JPhurst wrote:
Took Lyft back from EWR. First driver came in an SUV but refused to take us because we had three suitcases and four passengers (two kids). He said we had to take a Lyft +. A minute later another driver calls us. Even though she had a small car we managed to fit everything in and she took us. She related to us that she had her own experience with Lyft where she almost missed her flight because a driver refused to take her there.

Lyft and Uber are relying on the fact that the amount of customer complaints about poor, unreliable, or unsafe service is outweighed by the convenience. I suspect they are correct in their calculations, but its a bit of a gamble. The question is how many instances of such failures will be enough to tip the scales in favor of regulation. If it's just a question of occasional dissatisfaction with service and surge pricing, they will likely be able to continue without much challenge. If there are enough incidents such as accidents uncovered by insurance and drivers assaulting or harassing passengers then they may have to accept some regulation.

anonymess wrote:
I don't know if you didn't have your glasses on when you read my post or are turning this into a rant about surge pricing which it's not, but here's what I said....

"Demand has made taxis difficult to get since the snow and surge rates have applied with Uber & Lyft. Ok, I understand.
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anonymess wrote:
I don't know if you didn't have your glasses on when you read my post or are turning this into a rant about surge pricing which it's not, but here's what I said....

"Demand has made taxis difficult to get since the snow and surge rates have applied with Uber & Lyft. Ok, I understand.
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anonymess wrote:
I don't know if you didn't have your glasses on when you read my post or are turning this into a rant about surge pricing which it's not, but here's what I said....

"Demand has made taxis difficult to get since the snow and surge rates have applied with Uber & Lyft. Ok, I understand.
"

anonymess wrote:
Lyft has had a promotion this month in JC, 25% off I think. Good deal. They're really no different from Uber and that's not a bad thing. The wait times seem to have gotten much better and competitive compared to Uber.

However, this morning Lyft pulled the trick Uber drivers have been guilty of. Demand has made taxis difficult to get since the snow and surge rates have applied with Uber & Lyft. Ok, I understand. However, I had 3 rides cancelled this morning by Lyft because my ride to the PATH station wasn't far enough.

I didn't know that Lyft drivers knew your destination before picking you up, assuming you keyed it in. I always do -- Uber drivers don't see the destination, or at least didn't, until they picked you up and I foolishly assumed it was the same with Lyft. After the first cancellation, I stopped keying in my destination. The next 2 drivers called and I didn't pick up. One cancelled after a few minutes. The other guy just kept going to what looked like NYC. I had to cancel and was charged $5.

Uber is really no different in this respect. However, a warning... don't key in the destination with Lyft if it's a short ride until the driver arrives.

Edit to add their reply which came as I was typing this. Too little. No assurances it won't happen again or disciplining drivers.
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Thanks for taking the time to reach out. We understand how frustrating it can be to be charged a cancellation fee.

I've gone ahead and refunded the $5 cancellation fee you incurred for this ride. Depending on your bank, it may take 3?5 business days for a refund to appear in your account.

For your trouble, I have credited your account with $5 off a ride. This is good for one ride only, and will cover up to $5 of that ride. Anything that goes over that amount will be charged to your credit card. Check out the 'Payment' section of your Lyft app to view your current available credits and their expiration date.

For information on our cancellation and no-show policies, visit our Help Center at https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/article ... ellation-Policy-Passenger.

We're happy to have you as part of the community, and hope your future experiences with Lyft are positive ones. Please let us know if there's anything else we can help you with!

fat-ass-bike wrote:
What Uber needs is for their drivers to have some sort of 'loud' signage on their vehicles and their uber licence displayed in the car so you don't have a driver working for another 'real' uber authorized driver.

This will help give the appearance Uber drivers are more accountable and visual on our streets as the 'yellow' cabs around the world!

fat-ass-bike wrote:
What Uber needs is for their drivers to have some sort of 'loud' signage on their vehicles and their uber licence displayed in the car so you don't have a driver working for another 'real' uber authorized driver.

This will help give the appearance Uber drivers are more accountable and visual on our streets as the 'yellow' cabs around the world!

hero69 wrote:
instead of limitng uber (which i've never used), why don't the taxi industry improve their game. there is no reason any longer why someone should have to remember 25,000 streets as in london or new york. the city/state should be looking to get a piece of the uber pie and the taxi industry should start its own apps.

user1111 wrote:
rape

Be careful, I never have them drop me off at my door a few doors down is OK..

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user1111 wrote: rape Be careful, I never have them drop me off at my door a few doors down is OK..

I don't understand why people are eager to link sexual assaults to uber or lyft- your risk is exactly the same as it was when you were taking regular cabs. Atleast you have a history of the car and driver that picked you up now. The risk of cab drivers assaulting passengers has always been there-with or without an app. I'm not saying it's a great situation either way but this certainly isn't anything new or unique to just Uber or Lyft.