Toronto anti-Uber protest - These TO taxi drivers are #@$%!!!!

ZX600 said:
You are incorrect. Not currently at least.

Uber has contracted an independent Canadian Company to perform those inspections exclusively, I work for that company and I have seen the inspection form and it is comprehensive. The ok is not given until the entire inspection result is passed. The independent company makes more money by finding items that need to be fixed so it isn't in their best interest to "look the other way". Uber drivers have to go to this company or they do not become an uber driver.

I by the way was impressed with the level of due diligence on Uber's part, they could have just allow the drives to get their own mechanics to perform the inspection but they wanted consistency across the country, that to me shows good business practices.

I don't take taxis or Uber, even when I travel I park my car in the airport as I hate to rely on others so I am just offering impartial information to this conversation.

I understand this affects you livelihood and I do feel bad for that but like i said before, something should have been done in the past, you guys should have gone out and demonstrated against the current "license plate owner" format, but instead you were ok with passing the cost to the public so now unfortunately you are paying for your lack of action, that is how I see it.
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Well said. Sounds like it's the same company that's authorized to do RIV inspections as well. Good for the economy either way.

The biggest issues that people bring up, are just going to fall on deaf ears as technology has disrupted other business practices as well. Taxis will need to either adapt, or they will die.
 
If this is how it's going down because of simple competition, I could only imagine how it's going to look when all methods of public transportation inevitably head towards automation and self-driving cars. Absolute chaos I'm going to bet.
 
taximan62 said:
Yes the drivers for Uber are supposed to get commercial insurace policy but my guess most don't. That being said an Uber passenger that is injured in an Uber car can only go after the vehicle owner for liability and accident benefits. If that driver has no commercial insurance the passenger is out of luck. Under Ontario law they can not sue Uber as Uber does not own the vehicle so Uber has no liability in this case. Uber says they will protect their drivers but I already know from past cases they basically tell the driver "well we told you you need to get proper insurance" but you did not so sorry driver too bad.

The sad thing is Uber tells drivers you need to do this and that but they don't verify it's done. Uber knows full well that they can't be held liable when something happens in an Uber car because all they are is a technology company that hooks up passengers with drivers lol!

Uber takes the money and runs with it but is not accountable in any way when something happens in the car driving you. Buyer beware because the passenger will end up with the short end of the stick in this case.

Now on the other hand taxis have commrcial insurance, have safety inspection twice per year, pay taxes and the passenger is fully protected.
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Insurance is important - yes.

So far, in most of the taxies I've been in, I legitimately felt that my life was in danger because of the way the taxi driver was driving. I don't care if the driver has insurance if I'm dead.

Stopping on every green not knowing where to go, stopping in the middle of the DVP cause the driver was unsure, driving in 2 lanes, boasting about using the merge lane as a passing lane when there is traffic, never looking in their blind spot.
I think I'd rather get into an uninsured driver's car than someone that could kill me.

Now, I'm not saying all taxi drivers drive like this, there will be some OK drivers, but the majority of them seem to lack any driving skill whatsoever. "Being fully protected" is the least of the driver's worries for the passengers.
 
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