issuevoter wrote on Mar 25
th, 2017 at 9:41pm:
Oh yeah, I am going to allow my wife to get into a vehicle with some uncertified, untraceable, person, because an online program said they, and their car, were OK. Great idea, then we'll be able to say we totally like on the cutting edge of technology, instead of using a commercial cab company which is so like 20th century.
Both Uber and Taxi drivers must have a criminal background check.
When you book with Uber, before you ride you can see the drivers rating. Can you see that with a taxi driver?
As for untraceable, if you've booked through the app, it's traceable.
Obviously if an Uber driver intends you serious harm, a big red light won't flash in a police station who can dispatch the flying squad to track you in real time with a big red circle moving around a map, like in the moofies, but that is no different from a taxi.