Category Archives: ride share

Lege TREND. Car Sharing = Sharing Taxes, Fees. Adieu Rental Cars.

Competing Bills in Arizona want to address how to regulate car sharing apps that treat vehicles like AirbNB treats real property.

  • For car rental companies it is SB 1305 (AZ | 2019) which will:
    • treat peer to peer car sharing just like can rentals
  • For the peer to peer companies,a bill that mirrors ride share v. taxi statewide regulation HB 2559 (AZ | 2019)

Elements of both bills:

  • safety of the cars
  • notificaiton of any recalls on cars
  • insurance requirements

Arizona Capitol Times…

Funding TREND. Ride Share Fee to pay for Transportation.

Where is this happening? Georgia

Why? Geogrias’ Department of Transportation says Uber owes the state $22.1 million in sales taxes and other charges. 

The ride share response? We are a tech company and not a transportation company subject to the sales tax like limos and taxis are

What is the fee proposal from the REPUBLICAN chair of the House Transportation Committee?

  • 50-cent fee on all rides for hire – including taxis, limos, Uber and Lyft, etc
  • Estiamted to generate $60 million a year for…

Local TREND. Anatomy of a Ride Share Senior Program. Private Public Partnership with County.

Where: Macon Georgia

What entities are involved in the partnership?

  • ride share companies
  • GoGoGrandparent
  • Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corp
  • Community Foundation of Macon County

How is it funded? In part with anonymous grants to Community Foundation of Macon County

Herald Review | New program will offer free Uber, Lyft rides for low-income Macon County seniors

Local TREND. Local Rules for Reporting. Ride Share. 3 Points from the Rules. state preemption Loophole.

Where: Pittsburgh, PA

Why? Without a police report or accident report, there is no knowledge of accidents involving ride share and autonomous car companies

What are the parameters for local rules being considered in Pittsburgh?

  • encourage autonomous vehicle companies to self-report certain non-fatal traffic incidents
  • the goal: transparency

Where does the loophole come in? State laws that address TNCs but local ordinances apply to reporting to all incidents involving all subsisdiaries of a…

Local TREND. Council Member Statements. Opposition to Scooters.

Alameda, California, in the bay area is considering banning or regulating scooters and has sparked some new anti- scooter sentiment from council members, including:

  • They’re a profit-making business,” Matarrese said, “using our sidewalks to sell their products.”
  • “If we are going to have these companies here, we must have the education component, as well as the punishing component,” Spencer said.

What other entity got thrown into this fight? A ban on robot delivery services

Gov Tech | Alameda,…

Local TREND. City Sets rules for working conditions of ride share drivers.

City: New York City

The working condition ordinance: minimum wage for ride share drivers set to  $17.22 per hour (after expenses)

How does this change the current system? About $5 more per hour per driver

Are other cities doing this? NYC is the first

VOX | New York City passes nation’s first minimum pay rate for Uber and Lyft drivers

Local TREND. 5 Nationwide Scooter Regulatory Issues. Local and State.

  • WHERE  can people ride scooters? on the street or the sidewalk?
    • The use of geolocation, or bluetooth beacons to require parking in designated areas or the scooter ride will not end.
  • SPEED. How fast should they be able to go?
    • Require driver license scans to ensur eno kids are riding.
  • WHO. What companies can operate the services, and under what circumstances?
    • safe, reliable partners with cities
  • SAFETY. Are scooters even safe?
    • Helmets. Should they be mandated?
    • California cities…

TREND. Mandatory Arbitration and Ride Share.

TRENDING is a move by electrd officials and ride sahre comapnies to move the companies away from mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment & discrimination claims.

Coming to a legislature near you soon.

Lexology | Airbnb Joins Uber And Lyft, Ending Mandatory Arbitration For Sexual Harassment And Discrimination Claims