So, you’re okay with the possibility of getting into an uninsured, unsafe car with a convicted sex offender, as long as it’s a little cheaper?

Living in Austin and dealing with the outdated infrastructure sucks. The drivers for both rideshares don’t help much when they stop in the middle of traffic to pick up/drop off. i.e. Go to any show at the Erwin Center and the intersection of MLK and the 35 frontage road is clogged by Uber and Lyft drivers. It was…

I don’t understand why Uber/Lyft are so against proper criminal checks on their drivers, or having to meet any of the same conditions that existing cab services do. We’r having the same problem here. City council said, “Yes, you can operate here, but there are conditions.” Believe me, these were minimal conditions,…

It’s frustrating to see our companies so blatently use millions of dollars to lie to protect their bottom lines.

Yes, and with close to $9M spent on this election, we can be SURE that no money from Luber has found its way into anyone’s pockets.

the worst part about uber/lyft ( i live in austin ) is that they fucking clog up traffic. You don’t know if its just some dumbass parked in the street, or if its an uber driver waiting on their customers.

The downtown area should have degisnated pick up/drop off spots on the weekend nights, and they need clear car…

Doesn’t common sense suggest that fingerprinting drivers may help catch potential felons driving for Uber and Lyft?

That’s where I’m at odds with free market. When that freedom turns into sexual assaults and other crimes, you have to lay down some ground rules. Exiting the market altogether won’t help either side.

As someone that lives in Austin I have to say no this is bullsh**. Just like all the ads that this PAC has placed in Austin this article is misleading. I mean they are playing ads on the radio that are basically saying that Uber already thoroughly background checked their drivers (they don’t). That if fingerprint goes…

Bull shit. It’s tax avoidance that is at the heart of the whole scheme. You do the work, bear the costs, pay the taxes, and take the risks, and the company takes the profit. The real name for these “independent contractors” is “chumps”.

Yea—But Austoon doesn’t really consider itself to be part of the Great Nation Of Tex-ass. The real fun inna Austin was over back in 19 and 86—It was all over when they shut-down Hippie Hollow! Way that.