I am writing upon my classmate, Myriam Cisse's post, "Transportation network companies: Yes!". In her post, she talks about the struggle to keep Uber in our city. Myriam wrote this post during the Prop 1 campaign, and now Uber is completely out of Austin. I'm sure Myriam and I are not the only ones who are shocked that Prop 1 did not conquer a win. This lost should make us ALL question our government. How can something that provided safety, jobs, and a great overall experience for all of us citizens be taken away? All of us relied on Uber/Lyft for many reasons; transportation to work, school, the airport, and Downtown; eliminate drinking and driving; convenience on time, location, and affordable expenses; job opportunities; and a 100% friendly environment satisfaction. Taxis do the complete opposite and are kinda like the "Dark Ages".
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While I totally agree that it’s inconvenient for Austin to lose a major source of transportation and employment, I don’t agree that everyone should have voted in its favor. I certainly don’t think it’s anything to question the government over. In fact, it’s something to question its contingents over.
Why are we so obsessed with keeping a simple security measure out of a ridesharing program? I, personally, have still not fully decided which way I would rather the program go, even after it’s left Austin. I consider Uber and Lyft to both be taxis and believe they should be held to that standard.
The response both companies gave after “yes” was ultimately decided upon was childish and immature. A major corporation like Uber should not pout about not getting their way. The fingerprinting law wouldn’t have even applied until February 2017, as stated in Councilwoman Delia Garza’s lengthy Facebook post regarding the issue, and businesses would be free to run as they had. Nobody was forcing them out of Austin.
Uber and Lyft are -- while mostly very reliable, especially if you’re not fit to drive -- not 100% safe. Every ridesharing and taxi company will have its downfalls and occasional unreliable, unpredictable driver. This is another reason why I believe fingerprinting isn’t such an evil thing after all, because it could just cut down the small percentage of less-than-safe drivers and make the whole experience just that much better.
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