Should Uber and Lyft drivers be subject to the same special insurance and liability rules that taxicabs operate under?
There are a number of differences between taxicab drivers and the services Lyft and Uber drivers provide to different communities. In some places like New York and Boston, taxicabs are much more popular, but in cities like Los Angeles, Lyft's and Ubers attain much more attention because of how efficient and accessible they are. Despite the varying popularity of these companies, they’re all still used in one way or another, but, only one of these industries provides sufficient coverage. After a substantial amount of research on the different insurance policies and special liability protocols taxi drivers receive, I’ve concluded that Uber and Lyft drivers should be required to function under all of the same special protection taxi drivers must. To begin, taxicab’s are much more inefficient, inaccessible, and are less popular than “smartphone transportation” like Uber and Lyft. Uber forces drivers to have their photograph, license plate, and full name available to all passengers, ...