Local TREND. Adjusting Ordinances to Help Taxis Compete with Ride Share from the Golden Poppy State. 4 Supporting Arguments.

City: San Diego

The ordinance San Diego is changing to help taxis compete with ride share? 

  • Reduce insurance coverage from $1 million to $350,000

What supporting arguments for the reduction in coverage?

  • Data shows 99.61% of the crashes caused damage of less than $350,000
  • taxi permit numbers have fallen 30% in 2 years
  • Ride share drivers are required to have less coverage when no riders are in the car and drivers don’t have to pay for the increased coverage when there is a rider
  • San Diego has the hightest ratge at $1million of the largest 10 cities in the US