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Yellow Cab manager "Uber service would threaten cab companies, passenger safety"
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:45 pm
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Article on YC's manager's reaction to Uber coming to BR.
Yea of course they do. And its only going to come out if Uber comes to BR? Nice.
Would anyone join if this comes out? Could a good bit of money be made by Sober Drivers friday and saturday nights downtown?
Article on YC's manager's reaction to Uber coming to BR.
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If the company does bring its services to Baton Rouge, Wyckoff says Yellow Cab has mobile technology in place to begin offering its own ridesharing services. “We've been preparing for this for a long time,” he says.
Yea of course they do. And its only going to come out if Uber comes to BR? Nice. Would anyone join if this comes out? Could a good bit of money be made by Sober Drivers friday and saturday nights downtown?
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Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:47 pm to CarRamrod
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Would anyone join if this comes out? Could a good bit of money be made by Sober Drivers friday and saturday nights downtown?
Join what? You talking about random people going to pick up drunk people?
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:49 pm to CarRamrod
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Could a good bit of money be made by Sober Drivers friday and saturday nights downtown?
frick the money, what's ubers stance on bedding slightly intoxicated sororiety girls in exchange for cab fare?
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:52 pm to Jones
quote:i guess you dont understand what uber is.
Join what? You talking about random people going to pick up drunk people?
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:52 pm to CarRamrod
I wouldn't join but I'd use the shite out of it. It's a wonderful service.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:54 pm to CarRamrod
Sorry, getting rides from strangers is just begging for problems. No thanks.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:54 pm to CarRamrod
I always love the safety angle, as if the cab drivers in use today are some gold standard of propriety and morality.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:56 pm to CarRamrod
I'm confused, he bashes Uber(admittedly I've never heard of this before), then says that Yellow Cab is ready to offer the same service as Uber?
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Wyckoff says Yellow Cab has mobile technology in place to begin offering its own ridesharing services.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:57 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:yep and the other angle of but the fare could rob you..... Can fares not rob regular cabs? hell i would think the uber drivers are safer being that the ip address of the phone used would easily be tracked over a random phone call to a operator that gets hundreds of calls a night.
I always love the safety angle, as if the cab drivers in use today are some gold standard of propriety and morality.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:58 pm to CarRamrod
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:59 pm to CarRamrod
i guess i dont. thats why i asked.
after reading the wiki on it, i prefer cabs still
after reading the wiki on it, i prefer cabs still
Posted on 6/6/14 at 2:59 pm to shel311
quote:he is bashing it more for regular people could just decide to give ride not the mobile technology.
I'm confused, he bashes Uber(admittedly I've never heard of this before), then says that Yellow Cab is ready to offer the same service as Uber?
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Wyckoff says Yellow Cab has mobile technology in place to begin offering its own ridesharing services.
If the technology is in place, why isnt it used. rather dumb business decision to pay for an upgrade and not use it dont you think.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:00 pm to TreyAnastasio
quote:How is this any different than a cab driver doing this? it isnt.
LINK
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:00 pm to CarRamrod
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yep and the other angle of but the fare could rob you..... Can fares not rob regular cabs? hell i would think the uber drivers are safer being that the ip address of the phone used would easily be tracked over a random phone call to a operator that gets hundreds of calls a night.
not to mention Uber background checks everyone and has all their personal information. People are dumb who don't want Uber in their town…especially BR and NOLA where the cab systems are shite.
NOLA has a ton of cabs but they almost all suck…United is by far the largest, and they have the worst customer service in the world. You can call them for a cab, then if it doesn't show up in 10 minutes, you gotta call them back then they just submit another que. They have no rhyme or reason to how they track anything. I hope all the Cabs go out of business in NOLA.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:01 pm to CarRamrod
I hope the comment section is a good indicator of BR's general willingness to accept Uber. We know that the cab companies will be trying to grease palms left and right to get them blocked for some bullshite regulatory reason.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:02 pm to Jones
Read up on Uber folks. Most modern cities in this country offer this shite and it is awesome.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:02 pm to CarRamrod
the NOLA cab union is going to fight this with everything they have
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:02 pm to CarRamrod
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How is this any different than a cab driver doing this? it isnt.
also from that link:
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it was possible that she had used Uber (where she allegedly has an account) to get home.
Although police reputedly contest the claim that the woman used Uber to get home that night, Dencer is an Uber driver. Upon becoming aware of Dencer’s arrest, Uber suspended his account and officials said in a statement, “the facts are unknown at this stage and it's certainly unclear that this is an Uber-related incident, as the driver in question was not logged in, connected to or operating on the platform at the time.”
This post was edited on 6/6/14 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 6/6/14 at 3:03 pm to CarRamrod
I used Uber when I was in Boston, I'd like to see it here in Louisiana.
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