Klismania
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2011
I've only recently started using Uber and one of the big reasons I used to only go with taxis was that if anything went wrong, I (or my surviving family) could sue the company. Ergo, taxi services HAD to make sure they had responsible drivers. They had skin in the game, had a local reputation to protect, and chances were good that the taxi company would be based in the same state we resided in.I have never once gotten into a traditional taxi, looked at the driver and thought “now this a guy I can really trust.”
I personally don’t understand why people think taxis are somehow anymore safe than ride share. No, I don’t trust that “extensive” background check.
If something went wrong with an Uber driver (drunk, car not maintained, auto accident, etc), what repercussions would my family have if I died? Suing Uber? Good luck with that.
Now that I've used Uber and will soon use Lyft, I like to think of those drivers like friends and family members who are only driving to get some extra income. I'd have to guess that 99% of the time all they really care about is that we both make it to the destination in one piece, that I (as the rider) don't throw up or do anything else disgusting in their car, and that I leave them a good review.
If I can see the driver as someone just like a coworker, or a friend's brother or husband, or even as a friend's son or daughter, it's not so scary to ride.