Category Archives: sharing economy

Lege Trend. 2 Step Background Check for Ride Share. No Fingerprint. Other States Eyeing it.

Maryland has a two step background check for ride share drivers that does not include fingerprinting. Here’s how it works:

  • The ride share comapny runs a background check
  •  “paired with rigorous oversight by regulators”
    • no new screening
    • its like a meticulous audit to make certain the ride share company complied

This Maryland model is being considered in other states, because Maryland results include:

  • 15% of drivers are booted by the regulators
  • 95% of the booted drivers are…

Local Trend. Pilot Program for Ride Share & Taxis to handle late night events.

The District of Columbia Department of Transportation  (DDOT)is testing a pilot program to handle night life traffic.

The pilot program will include:

  • converting parking spaces to late night loading zones for taxis and ride share for pickups
  • the department of transportation partnered with the business district, Golden Triangle BID, to solve the late night traffic congestion
  • ride share companies share anonymized rider data with DDOT to help refine the location of the pilot

City Lab | D.C.…

Local Trend 3 Cities that get Extra Ride Share Data & How Cities Get the Data.

These cities regularly get ride share tip information:

  • New York City
  • Chicago
  • Portland, Oregon

2 Methods Cities are Getting Additional TNC data:

  • From data produced through secure servers
  • Some cities have negotiated various confidentiality agreements

The Recorder | Uber and Lyft Resist Regulators’ Appeal for Data Sharing

 

Business Trend. Car Sharing Making Head Way Post-Hurricane Harvey.

The Business: TURO, a car sharing app, whereby you rent out your vehicle by day

How does insurance work? TURO insures you against damage that may be caused by a renter

How has TURO filled a gap after Hurriance Harvey?  If the type of vehicle you need to rent is not avialbale in traditional car rental, TURO can fill that gap.

KPRC | New car rental trend that made one man $25,000

Safety Regulation + Ride Share = No Ride Share. What drove away the sharing economy?

Quebec has a requirement that requires taxi drivers and ride share drivers to complete driver safety courses. 

In addition to 35 hours of driver safety training, ride share would also be required to:

  • annual car inspections
  • background checks done by police officials

Wall Street Journal | Uber Threatens to Leave Quebec Over Driver Rules

 

Local Trend. 2/3 of all Traffic Tickets Go To Ride Share? Revenue Source for Cities?

San Francisco Police Department says that 2/3 of its traffic citations are issued to ride share drivers. 

How can you speed through the Streets of San Francisco? Tickets include:

  • Illegal U-turns
  • blocking traffic (remember loyal informed:intel subscribers SF city ordiance sought dsignated ride share drop offs on side streets)
  • blocking bike lanes

What do the traffic citstion numbers look like?

  • April 1 to June 30 accounted for 2,656 traffic violations
  • 1,723 — or nearly 65 percent— ride…

Texas begins Rule Making on Ride Share. 5 Key Bits Informed Intel.

The proposed rules: 

  • Concern 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 95, §§95.1, 95.2, 95.10, 95.20 – 95.23, 95.30, 95.31, 95.40, 95.50, 95.51, 95.70 – 95.72, 95.80, 95.90, 95.91 and 95.100, regarding the Transportation Network Companies program.
  • Reflect stakeholder meetings from July 6, 2017
  • Follow HB 100

The publication date: Stpember 15, 2017 Texas Register

Earliest Possible Adoption of Rules:  October 15, 2017

Fiscal Implications Contained in Rules: None to local governments. TDLR…

LEGE TREND. Ride Share State Law Triggers City Taxi Ordinance Change.

The headline from Denison, Texas reads : Denison changes taxi ordinance following state legislation.

Did Denison change a taxi ordinance after Texas enacted HB 100, statewide ride-share law? Technically, Yes. But, this is a technicality for loophole lovers.

Was the change in the ordiance related to taxis? No. It was related to ride share and changed the Denison ride share sgtandards on par with state law.

Why the confusion over ordinances and headlines? Denison has no formal taxi service.…