I’m sure the victims families are feeling really bad for Uber.
26 Replies to “Poor Uber”
What possible connection does this have to Uber, other than that the guy occasionally drove for them? The guy who screamed some obscenity at a reporter last year worked for Ontario Hydro (they fired, then re-hired him); was it Hydro’s fault that the guy’s an ass?
The only reason I read the Post anymore is the crossword. The rest of the paper is the same old MSM BS.
Exactly. An employment has no more relevance than Posties or the clergy. If employment was a prevailing requirement of deviancy the Ministry of Education would be held to the same expectations and account as the Church. As employee’s go.
I do believe Hydro was wrong in this case. ‘A ass” may be a damn good electrician.
Lance are you really saying that this is a black mark against uber?
Are you really that ridiculous?
How many Taxi drivers have criminal pasts or futures?
I expect the progressive AP to attack a market disruptor by any and all means possible. I sure as heck don’t expect it from a guest poster on SDA.
No, Gord. I’m commenting on the article, which uses this as a black mark against Uber.
Then you should be clearer about it.
I’m only going to use uber because deNiro scared mr
Are you talking to me, I said are you taking to me?
I’ve gotta say, I’m not sorry to see Uber pick up a bit of tarnish on that halo everyone seems to want to see them wear. Of course no company can vet their employees 100%, but that being said, I’ll stick with a reputable, fully-insured taxi company rather than place my trust in whatever fly-by-night Apple-phone weirdo might show up to drive me home at 2:00am.
I haven’t seen any explanation why there is so much support for uber when this happens: http://bgr.com/2016/01/04/new-years-eve-uber-surge-pricing-reactions/
closest thing was the ‘they wuz drunk so they deserved it’. uh, HELLO, isn’t being drunk one of the main reasons we’re told to call a friggin cab? so how does THAT translate into ‘oh goodie, got another drunken mark’.
apparently we are so enamored with technology, that anything it provides is therefore acceptable. including the insurance issue. I had to quit driving for the CNIB because according to my insurance company I was providing rides for hire.
screw uber. the only good thing they have done is point out the glaring mismanagement of the whole taxi business, but ignoring regulations is not the answer. the answer is to get the regulations changed so the low guy on the totem pole actually driving the cab and putting up with ALL the nonsense gets a fair shake.
Yeahhhh … I f-e-e-l so much safer in a taxi driven by a newly minted Afghan UNION driver. Sure, much safer. Thank you Taxi UNION !
“If employment was a prevailing requirement of deviancy the Ministry of Education would be held to the same expectations and account as the Church.”
And then some.
A friend over the border in upstate New York (who has some law enforcement involvement with these matters) once told me that the Catholic Church pedophile situation pales in comparison to the number of deviant behaviour case files held by the New York State Education Department.
I worked in Kazakhstan ,Kazakh uber was put two fingers in the air, a driver would pull over and for 500 to 1000 tenga, 3 to 6 bucks negotiated ahead of time you could go anywhere in the city
Take a Midol
Dos’nt uber prophibit its drivers from being armed? BOYCOTT UBER
I’ve had one occasion to use Uber. It was Sunday in Paris, and the $#*&&!! taxi drivers were on STRIKE again, bless their little union ways. So a very kind information officer at the train station found me a Uber car which was clean, was driven by a very polite driver, and delivered us to our apartment by the most expeditious route available, as checked on my GPS.
Taxi drivers need to get into the 21st century.
bit naïve ain’t cha. There are a lot of un and underinsured cab drivers/ companies, it’s what used to piss my brother off when he drove cab. And as to reputable, I offed to rip the head off a Sikh driver when I was going to tip him and a I accidently gave him a $50 instead of a $2, and yes I’d been drinking but not drunk. Once he gave me back my money I also asked for the change, about 40 cents, from my fare payment. The tit got zero, and I phoned the company the next day and filed a complaint. They knew about it because of the stink I created.
Then there is the matter of Sikhs and Muslims refusing fares because of their “religious” beliefs.
“screw uber. ”
Screw you.
“the only good thing they have done is point out the glaring mismanagement of the whole taxi business, ”
The only good thing that came out was competition for the taxi goons. We need more Uber and more Uber like companies.
“but ignoring regulations is not the answer.”
You’re right, getting rid of regulations that get in way of people voluntarily engaging in trade is is the answer.
“the answer is to get the regulations changed so the low guy on the totem pole actually driving the cab and putting up with ALL the nonsense gets a fair shake.”
Screw your low guy on the totem pole and screw his fair share. Fair share is what others voluntarily are willing to pay for his service in a competitive environment. Fair share is what Uber drivers get. The moment you demand a right to restrict my right to voluntarily provide a service to a willing consumer you deserve to be flogged.
Bang on!!!!!
I arrived in Bush International in Houston. Turned on my phone and tapped Uber. Entered the destination and clicked “Get me out of here”. 7 minutes later the Uber cab guy showed up. I complained to him my iPhone battery was almost dead. He pulled out a charger. I told him I was from Canada. He went on about how clean Toronto streets were. At my destination I said “just let me out here” and he pulled right into the garage and stopped at the elevator. Then he hopped out and grabbed my bag (uh, my luggage). I got out and checked the app. $37.00 for Uber versus the $80 I had spent the last time with a taxi. I gave him 5 stars and an “Excellent” comment. I won’t even go into the discussion we had on Pakistan versus India and why Canada doesn’t have a national cricket team. The Uber cabbie was great, as they usually are.
Bottom line is Uber isn’t going away.
In Toronto you cannot drive for Uber if you have any kind of criminal record. Taxi drivers are not held to the same standard, although they must provide their police records when becoming licensed. There are over 250 taxi drivers Toronto licensing are trying to get out of taxis. If you put your daughter in a Toronto cab you can’t say you weren’t warned.
What I can’t figure out is that in my city the police commission controls the number of cabs the cab companies can have on the street(not sure if this is the same elsewhere). Why? I don’t care if a cab company has ten thousand cabs on my cities’ streets. If they want to put that many out that’s up to them. It’s their money. But, apparently in our ‘democratic’ nirvana it isn’t. It is up to government to determine what the market will bear. Pathetic and idiotic as we all know how much government could screw up a one car cab company.
The only things cab drivers should be told are mandatory is have a valid driver’s license, get a security check and be sure to perform good personal hygiene.
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Well catch22, that’s what a free market is all about – choice.
Uber is taking the taxi commissions with their monopolies and phony regulations and showing them for what they are, over priced and low service levels.
Take you rattling taxi commission cab with a driver who pretends they can’t speak English and this is their first night in town while they insist on driving you the long way.
Uber, bring it on..
Couriers are going to be feeling the heat from these guys soon too.
The truth is that Uber has absolutely nothing to do with the story. The killer was a nutcase. End of story.
What possible connection does this have to Uber, other than that the guy occasionally drove for them? The guy who screamed some obscenity at a reporter last year worked for Ontario Hydro (they fired, then re-hired him); was it Hydro’s fault that the guy’s an ass?
The only reason I read the Post anymore is the crossword. The rest of the paper is the same old MSM BS.
Exactly. An employment has no more relevance than Posties or the clergy. If employment was a prevailing requirement of deviancy the Ministry of Education would be held to the same expectations and account as the Church. As employee’s go.
I do believe Hydro was wrong in this case. ‘A ass” may be a damn good electrician.
Lance are you really saying that this is a black mark against uber?
Are you really that ridiculous?
How many Taxi drivers have criminal pasts or futures?
I expect the progressive AP to attack a market disruptor by any and all means possible. I sure as heck don’t expect it from a guest poster on SDA.
No, Gord. I’m commenting on the article, which uses this as a black mark against Uber.
Then you should be clearer about it.
I’m only going to use uber because deNiro scared mr
Are you talking to me, I said are you taking to me?
I’ve gotta say, I’m not sorry to see Uber pick up a bit of tarnish on that halo everyone seems to want to see them wear. Of course no company can vet their employees 100%, but that being said, I’ll stick with a reputable, fully-insured taxi company rather than place my trust in whatever fly-by-night Apple-phone weirdo might show up to drive me home at 2:00am.
I haven’t seen any explanation why there is so much support for uber when this happens:
http://bgr.com/2016/01/04/new-years-eve-uber-surge-pricing-reactions/
closest thing was the ‘they wuz drunk so they deserved it’. uh, HELLO, isn’t being drunk one of the main reasons we’re told to call a friggin cab? so how does THAT translate into ‘oh goodie, got another drunken mark’.
apparently we are so enamored with technology, that anything it provides is therefore acceptable. including the insurance issue. I had to quit driving for the CNIB because according to my insurance company I was providing rides for hire.
screw uber. the only good thing they have done is point out the glaring mismanagement of the whole taxi business, but ignoring regulations is not the answer. the answer is to get the regulations changed so the low guy on the totem pole actually driving the cab and putting up with ALL the nonsense gets a fair shake.
Yeahhhh … I f-e-e-l so much safer in a taxi driven by a newly minted Afghan UNION driver. Sure, much safer. Thank you Taxi UNION !
“If employment was a prevailing requirement of deviancy the Ministry of Education would be held to the same expectations and account as the Church.”
And then some.
A friend over the border in upstate New York (who has some law enforcement involvement with these matters) once told me that the Catholic Church pedophile situation pales in comparison to the number of deviant behaviour case files held by the New York State Education Department.
I worked in Kazakhstan ,Kazakh uber was put two fingers in the air, a driver would pull over and for 500 to 1000 tenga, 3 to 6 bucks negotiated ahead of time you could go anywhere in the city
Take a Midol
Dos’nt uber prophibit its drivers from being armed? BOYCOTT UBER
Incident in Calgary:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1806965/calgary-cab-driver-charged-with-sexual-assault/
I guess we could continue the back and forth on this indefinitely(?)
I’ve had one occasion to use Uber. It was Sunday in Paris, and the $#*&&!! taxi drivers were on STRIKE again, bless their little union ways. So a very kind information officer at the train station found me a Uber car which was clean, was driven by a very polite driver, and delivered us to our apartment by the most expeditious route available, as checked on my GPS.
Taxi drivers need to get into the 21st century.
bit naïve ain’t cha. There are a lot of un and underinsured cab drivers/ companies, it’s what used to piss my brother off when he drove cab. And as to reputable, I offed to rip the head off a Sikh driver when I was going to tip him and a I accidently gave him a $50 instead of a $2, and yes I’d been drinking but not drunk. Once he gave me back my money I also asked for the change, about 40 cents, from my fare payment. The tit got zero, and I phoned the company the next day and filed a complaint. They knew about it because of the stink I created.
Then there is the matter of Sikhs and Muslims refusing fares because of their “religious” beliefs.
“screw uber. ”
Screw you.
“the only good thing they have done is point out the glaring mismanagement of the whole taxi business, ”
The only good thing that came out was competition for the taxi goons. We need more Uber and more Uber like companies.
“but ignoring regulations is not the answer.”
You’re right, getting rid of regulations that get in way of people voluntarily engaging in trade is is the answer.
“the answer is to get the regulations changed so the low guy on the totem pole actually driving the cab and putting up with ALL the nonsense gets a fair shake.”
Screw your low guy on the totem pole and screw his fair share. Fair share is what others voluntarily are willing to pay for his service in a competitive environment. Fair share is what Uber drivers get. The moment you demand a right to restrict my right to voluntarily provide a service to a willing consumer you deserve to be flogged.
Bang on!!!!!
I arrived in Bush International in Houston. Turned on my phone and tapped Uber. Entered the destination and clicked “Get me out of here”. 7 minutes later the Uber cab guy showed up. I complained to him my iPhone battery was almost dead. He pulled out a charger. I told him I was from Canada. He went on about how clean Toronto streets were. At my destination I said “just let me out here” and he pulled right into the garage and stopped at the elevator. Then he hopped out and grabbed my bag (uh, my luggage). I got out and checked the app. $37.00 for Uber versus the $80 I had spent the last time with a taxi. I gave him 5 stars and an “Excellent” comment. I won’t even go into the discussion we had on Pakistan versus India and why Canada doesn’t have a national cricket team. The Uber cabbie was great, as they usually are.
Bottom line is Uber isn’t going away.
In Toronto you cannot drive for Uber if you have any kind of criminal record. Taxi drivers are not held to the same standard, although they must provide their police records when becoming licensed. There are over 250 taxi drivers Toronto licensing are trying to get out of taxis. If you put your daughter in a Toronto cab you can’t say you weren’t warned.
What I can’t figure out is that in my city the police commission controls the number of cabs the cab companies can have on the street(not sure if this is the same elsewhere). Why? I don’t care if a cab company has ten thousand cabs on my cities’ streets. If they want to put that many out that’s up to them. It’s their money. But, apparently in our ‘democratic’ nirvana it isn’t. It is up to government to determine what the market will bear. Pathetic and idiotic as we all know how much government could screw up a one car cab company.
The only things cab drivers should be told are mandatory is have a valid driver’s license, get a security check and be sure to perform good personal hygiene.
Personal hygiene is racist/
Fire damages the future hub of cultural enrichments, onlookers cheer on: http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:6763c90517694c5ea02dfc2e369383e0
Sorry one tab opened too many, above should have went to reader tips.
Well catch22, that’s what a free market is all about – choice.
Uber is taking the taxi commissions with their monopolies and phony regulations and showing them for what they are, over priced and low service levels.
Take you rattling taxi commission cab with a driver who pretends they can’t speak English and this is their first night in town while they insist on driving you the long way.
Uber, bring it on..
Couriers are going to be feeling the heat from these guys soon too.
The truth is that Uber has absolutely nothing to do with the story. The killer was a nutcase. End of story.