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Uber and Lyft approved in Vancouver, B.C., rollout coming in days

25 pointsby cyclecityover 5 years ago

3 comments

noizejoyover 5 years ago
This is coming along with a number of regulations, including making drivers adhere to the same regulations as taxi drivers [1].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www2.gov.bc.ca&#x2F;gov&#x2F;content&#x2F;transportation&#x2F;vehicle-safety-enforcement&#x2F;services&#x2F;passenger-transportation&#x2F;pdv-driver-requirements" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www2.gov.bc.ca&#x2F;gov&#x2F;content&#x2F;transportation&#x2F;vehicle-sa...</a>
Tiktaalikover 5 years ago
Previously this may have been met with a shrug, but the very popular Car2go (ShareNow) car sharing service is shutting down so those users might try out Uber&#x2F;Lyft instead of the other active local car sharing service, Evo.
polishdude20over 5 years ago
They&#x27;re going to screw this up just like they did with marijuana. The regulations will make it not worthwhile for the drivers.