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Austin is dumb. Bye bye Uber and Lyft

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The Fall Guy
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9:02p, 5/7/16
Big blow to the citizens of Austin.
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Picard
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9:07p, 5/7/16
Good

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blumpkin
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In reply to The Fall Guy • 9:08p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
fify
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Buck Compton
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In reply to blumpkin • 9:12p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
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Or you know, anyone going to the airport that travels for business...
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nai06
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9:13p, 5/7/16
They won't leave for good. Austin just called their bluff
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chipotle
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9:19p, 5/7/16
ha...Austin doesn't disappoint in its dumbassness
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Buck Compton
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In reply to nai06 • 9:28p, 5/7/16
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They won't leave for good. Austin just called their bluff
You mean, like they have left every other city that has tried this? They only returned to San Antonio after negotiating rules not requiring fingerprints.
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PatAg
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9:33p, 5/7/16
Enjoy being wallet raped by the cab union and their political cronies
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blumpkin
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In reply to Buck Compton • 9:36p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
fify
Or you know, anyone going to the airport that travels for business...
Business pays for that.
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Husky Boy Jr.
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In reply to blumpkin • 9:40p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
fify
Or you know, anyone going to the airport that travels for business...
Business pays for that.
Business travelers use uber because it's better, not because it's cheaper.
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ORAggieFan
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In reply to blumpkin • 9:45p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
fify

Or to those preferring not having drunks on the road.
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Matsui
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9:52p, 5/7/16
Uh business charge more to consumers in turn
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blumpkin
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In reply to Husky Boy Jr. • 9:52p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
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Or you know, anyone going to the airport that travels for business...
Business pays for that.
Business travelers use uber because it's better, not because it's cheaper.
shut up
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ORAggieFan
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In reply to Matsui • 9:53p, 5/7/16
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Uh business charge more to consumers in turn

Huh?
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blumpkin
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In reply to Matsui • 9:59p, 5/7/16
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Uh business charge more to consumers in turn
Raegan economics
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Charpie
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10:09p, 5/7/16
Gil Renard
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10:13p, 5/7/16
Hypocrites
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In reply to Husky Boy Jr. • 11:21p, 5/7/16
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Big blow to the drunks of Austin.
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Or you know, anyone going to the airport that travels for business...
Business pays for that.
Business travelers use uber because it's better, not because it's cheaper.


Truth. Cabs are disgusting, always take Uber. Only had one Uber that wasn't really clean and I've prob used them 100 times. Also, Uber drivers are pleasant where cabbies seem pissed to be interrupted in their break time.
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Really???
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In reply to nai06 • 11:43p, 5/7/16
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They won't leave for good. Austin just called their bluff
The strangest thing to me in all this is the concept that the companies were bluffing despite the numerous examples of them leaving after similar regulations were passed.

Why on Earth would you think they were bluffing?

Both companies now have sent their drivers details of the shutdown tomorrow night.

They were not bluffing.
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313-7-12thMan
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11:43p, 5/7/16
Agree with QB. Uber always better than any cab ever.
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Gerald Tarrant
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11:55p, 5/7/16
This is fcking embarrassing

Get your **** together, Austin
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digging tunnels
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12:08a, 5/8/16
Houston is next
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12:17a, 5/8/16
Democracy is great except for the part where people vote on things
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MouthBQ98
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1:19a, 5/8/16
Uber and Lyft were always better options for me, marginally cheaper, and FAR more available.
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MouthBQ98
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1:20a, 5/8/16
Oh, the city made sure the ordinance was confusing enough to the general public, and they voted on saturday, so the union soldiers would all turn out while the rest of austin was enjoying their weekend.
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Know Your Enemy
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1:26a, 5/8/16
Is there a story with actual information on this or does OP expect everyone to know what's happening in Austin?
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Prune Tracy
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 1:49a, 5/8/16
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In reply to Prune Tracy • 1:54a, 5/8/16
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In reply to Buck Compton • 2:39a, 5/8/16
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They won't leave for good. Austin just called their bluff
You mean, like they have left every other city that has tried this? They only returned to San Antonio after negotiating rules not requiring fingerprints.


They haven't left every city that required fingerprinting.
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Really???
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In reply to redd38 • 5:28a, 5/8/16
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They won't leave for good. Austin just called their bluff
You mean, like they have left every other city that has tried this? They only returned to San Antonio after negotiating rules not requiring fingerprints.


They haven't left every city that required fingerprinting.
Outside of NYC, Lyft HAS left every city that required it. Uber left every one but Houston.


(NYC is a different beast. They operate branded cabs there, not TNC/rideshares.)
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7:09a, 5/8/16
Someone else will fill the void. It is called capitalism. Not that a big of a deal and the point is safety
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Husky Boy Jr.
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In reply to staticdoor • 7:13a, 5/8/16
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Someone else will fill the void. It is called capitalism. Not that a big of a deal and the point is safety
Was it dangerous? Cab companies obviously don't want to innovate.
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In reply to staticdoor • 7:21a, 5/8/16
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Someone else will fill the void. It is called capitalism. Not that a big of a deal and the point is safety


Pass ****ty regulations that put a fence around a void capitalism was filling. Call on capitalism to fill void you just put a fence around.
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Jack Cheese
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8:28a, 5/8/16
Is there any empirical data suggesting that the fingerprint-based background check required by the city actually lead to "safer" outcomes than the background checks already used by Uber and Lyft?

Or is this (as I suspect) just a power play by overwhelmingly Democratic city govt types, backed by entrenched cab company and union interests?

Amazing what idiocy can be justified under the guise of "safety".
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