Still, the company mentioned that "it's heartening to see that these incidents are declining over time." It also cited its own survey data, released today, wherein 90 percent of riders said Uber helped generally reduce drinking and driving, and 80 percent said it helped personally on the same issue.
I really like Uber; I've used it a lot in NYC... but... they refuse to do simple fingerprint background checks here in Austin, where the city made it mandatory if Uber and Lyft were going to stay in this city.
A referendum failed to pass, meaning that ride-sharing companies must perform fingerprint background checks; Uber and Lyft refused and have left town (for now). If their employees were safe enough to be Uber drivers, I fail to see why a background check (something that is routinely done in many industries, including limo services and others) would be a problem for them. Clearly they had something to hide, so chose to leave Austin and millions of dollars rather than do the right thing.
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F**k Uber, their unbelievably sleazy corporate culture, and their self-serving BS. You have to be a real piece of crap for me to side with taxi drivers over you, and Uber has managed that. More cities should follow Austin's example.
I agree totally. I've used Uber a lot in the past, but hate the way they've used sleazy tactics to compete with other carriers (in S.F. I believe?). Here in Austin, where they were making millions of dollars, the void has quickly been filled with other ride-sharing companies, and Uber is not being missed. They were stupid to think that they could refuse fingerprint background checks and get the public to support them. The referendum easily failed...
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wowwwww. I thought Uber was unanimously loved and celebrated! I love Uber. I am technically a driver but I have only given 4 rides in the last couple of months. But I have used it several times and thought it was great.
You're kidding, right?