Ride sharing has new regulations in Dallas. The new requirements will take effect April 30th and include:
- Ridesharing companies must provide primary insurance.
- All vehicles must pass inspection.
- Drivers would be required to have:
- an operating permit,
- a valid driver’s license,
- limited traffic violations and
- must undergo background checks. [
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A Day in Ride Sharing: Sued by LA & SF, Portland Displeased, Investors Pleased
Ride sharing is the future. How ride sharing fits into regulations and laws on transportation services varies and generates a lot of news.
Ride sharing has dominated technology news this week:
- Investors Love Uber. TechCrunch reports Uber getting $1.2B in investments and is valued at over $40B [TechCrunch]
- Los Angeles and San Francisco District A…
Uber Nevada Court Fight will be decided in Reno.
Taxi service in Nevada is regulated on at the state level. When Uber began operating in Nevada, the Attorney General filed 3 suits in Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City respectively. How do we say forum shopping in Gaelic?
The Nevada Supreme Court stepped in and decided that the proper forum was Reno. The limos and taxis don’t want their business reduced, because competition is bad, and there are questions about how the state regulators acted. [ Posted inlegislative trend, ride share
3 Uber Lawsuits Get Complicated in Nevada
Nevada is a quirky state where the federal government owns most the land, and there is an extraterrestrial highway. Make sure you fill up before you start the drive, because gas stations are few and far between. Roadside shops are fileld with plenty of alien costumes.
A quirky legal battle is brewing in Nevada over state regulations for car services, like Uber and Lyft. 3 different lawsuits were filed by the Attorney General. Judges are fighting over:
- which case was …
Empower Texas Is Not a Fan of Houston Rideshare Regulations
Add Empower Texas to the lsit of entities opposed to Houston’s foray into regulation of ridesharing. Empower Texas points to these problems with the regulations:
- Permitting and licensing process will cost Houstonians about $530,000 annually
- 8 temporary City employees for application processing, costing roughly $45,000
- Added regulations are burdensome to the drivers
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TPPF: Houston Ride Share Regulations Move the City in the Wrong Direction
TPPF doesn’t like Houston’s new regulations on ride sharing. Why? Here’s the list of reasons why:
- expensive for the average consumer
- create additional costs for local taxpayers
- additional background checks and vehicle inspections over and above those already demanded by The Transportation Network Companies [Read: Uber, Lyft et.al.]
- $600,000 cost to taxpayers fro the City to administer the regulations.
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Ride Share legal in DC, What about data from ride sharing?
DC passed new legislation for ride sharing services. It will require:
(1) registering with the DC Taxicab Commission
(2) covering drivers with $1 million in primary insurance
(3) criminal background checks for drivers , and
(4) their cars annual inspections.
Washington Post points out that local regulations on ride share continuously forego obtianing access to ride share data to strengthen their own transportation systems and provide an understadn…
Austin City Council OKs Ride Sharing
Ride sharing is now regulated by Austin City Council. Taxi companies are not pleased. Refreshing our recollection, the District Attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco recently sent ride share companies a list of concerns about the legality of ride sharing.
The legislative and regulatory issues are plenty- properly licensing drivers, background checks for drivers, tort liability issues for injured riders, and the kicker- how to tax ride sharing. Posted inlegislative trend, local, ride share
Houston Metro Hosting Premier Transportation Expo
Every expo has its day. The days October 12-15 this year are the days for the APTA transportation expo. [APTA]
How risky is your Uber ride? Maybe more than you think – CNET
New transportation options are coming to our streets. Good for the laisse faire market. As the District Attorneys in LA and San Francisco recently warned by letter, liability for injuries is an issue that should be addressed. This liability issue directly relates to how should a state or city regulate these new methods of transportation? Do these new transportation methods fit within the liability rules for an existing transportation provider? Maybe, maybe not. Tort issues will arise.