tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post7665738434374732151..comments2024-02-13T12:56:46.050-08:00Comments on The Phantom Cab Driver Phites Back: Town Hall Meeting: Electronic Taxi Access 1Crocker Amazonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344354862430937003noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-59202815221830087422014-04-10T05:45:49.959-07:002014-04-10T05:45:49.959-07:00I am to the point that I drive to let the TNC'...I am to the point that I drive to let the TNC's and uber people that I will not give up: I did NAM and Iraq and these fuckers are a piece of cake: I can stay behind the wheel 10 12 hrs and still make enough to get by on: I do not need a BMW or a new Mercedes to make money on the streets steve big dog city 804Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907605054232313396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-30929052880324462262014-04-10T05:40:58.408-07:002014-04-10T05:40:58.408-07:00Tonight was a great Wed I actually went home with ...Tonight was a great Wed I actually went home with 207.00 no ubers no mustaches out for some unknown reason It is to the point I do not drive for money but to be a pain in the ass for TNC's <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907605054232313396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-42009444451343864442014-04-03T11:58:10.571-07:002014-04-03T11:58:10.571-07:00This is a very interesting idea, how good would it...This is a very interesting idea, how good would it be if it came to fruition. American Luxury Transportationhttp://www.americanluxurytransportation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-83423750615528037642014-02-21T18:41:56.068-08:002014-02-21T18:41:56.068-08:00Hi, Great post. It is a good news that Implementat...Hi, Great post. It is a good news that Implementation of the Electronic Taxi Access (ETA) System to support the development of taxi hailing smart phone applications. It is a good option for people to access the Taxi easily. <a href="http://www.dawsoncab.com/" rel="nofollow">dawsoncab</a> <br />Thanks for this post.Dawson Taxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486206813237035096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-40734956018599078372014-02-13T23:06:45.606-08:002014-02-13T23:06:45.606-08:00The truth is that uber and lyfts are here to stay....The truth is that uber and lyfts are here to stay. I have been driving for twenty years and yes, it has been harder to make money. However there are still money to be made if we can all work together to provide fast and friendly service. The corrupt owners must ensure that cabs are clean and drivers are presentable and friendly. They must stop operating from their office and go out there to oberve what is actually going on out there. Please please please tickets drivers that smoke in the car and those that refuse to accept credit cards. They are the problems not the solution. <br />We still have the tourists and convention people that take cab. Although we lost significant amount of local riders, we still have a good amount of local people that are still taking cabs. Let's do the right thing for them. Stop refusing short rides and trips to the avenues.<br />Cab owners must unite. Universal dispatching system is now a must not option for us to compete with uber and lyfts. Cab owners must work together to negotiate a good insurance deal which will reduce costs. The universal dispatching will also reduce industry cost in the longterm. It makes no sense anymore to divide the taxi industry into so many dispatching systems. Cab owners, please wake up, change is inevitable for the industry to make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-7140077986343491042014-02-13T10:27:35.500-08:002014-02-13T10:27:35.500-08:00This is concise and correct: “The fact that the Ca...<br />This is concise and correct: “The fact that the California Public<br />Utilities Commission has allowed the TNC's to have insurance that does NOT<br />cover the drivers in this situation is unconscionable and abhorrent.”<br /><br />The “decision” reached a few months ago is astonishing for allowing people<br />recognized as not having insurance to remain in business. In my<br />observation that members of the public react with consistent surprise that<br />this is so. The public has the naïve idea that this would not be<br />allowed. That is the only reason the pirates are still afloat.<br /><br />The California Department of Insurance has issued the following warning<br />directly to the pirates’ drivers:<br />http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm<br /><br />For decades the solution the companies and the politicians have sought,<br />and conditioned the public to believe is desirable, is to simply allow<br />“more cabs.”<br /><br />Now at last the companies are starting to feel some of the pain we drivers<br />have felt in excess for decades. Some of them perhaps even regret having<br />“more cabs.” But the complaint that the companies are not filling their<br />shifts means different things in different companies. The large<br />companies really are just not making as much as they could. They are<br />not “losing money.” As merchants they have been spoiled for decades to<br />believe that there is something wrong if they do not sell out their entire<br />inventory twice every single day. This means something different to a<br />small company, but they should get in gear and start finding drivers.<br /><br />The problem with not filling the shifts is the result of drivers making<br />too little money – this situation is far worse than mere “excess<br />competition:” as a driver with 23 years experience I am now having $90 to<br />$120 shifts – no one can live on this, and drivers can’t be expected to<br />pursue such a job. The companies just don’t have enough drivers to hold<br />to the fire.<br /><br />Speaking with San Mateo cab drivers I get the impression they are doing<br />better than we in San Francisco are doing. That’s surprising<br />historically, but not these days, when Uber and Lyft compete with us in<br />San Francisco.<br /><br />It is greatly to be hoped that the pirates will realize they are risking<br />too much, and leave the business before more serious catastrophic<br />accidents occur. What they have done to honest drivers is bad enough.<br />More exposure of Uber’s awful business tactics is needed; Lyft is riding<br />on the coattails.<br /><br />Christopher FulkersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-70621049142686914092014-02-12T16:32:30.410-08:002014-02-12T16:32:30.410-08:00http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Driver-in-fa...http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Driver-in-fatal-S-F-crash-has-past-violations-5227666.php<br />It would be interesting to find out if this guy was driving for a TNC when this accident happened.<br />1am near Pacific and Van Ness is an area with lots of bars and of app users, and it said car was rental, it appears that TNC drivers<br />could potentially use rental cars .http://www.zephyrcar.com/. <br />Maybe this guy is just a really bad driver in a rental car. But I am curious to see if he was doing any <br />commercial activity in that car that evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-45490833147850888462014-02-11T22:05:08.142-08:002014-02-11T22:05:08.142-08:00Thank you for sharing. Thank you for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-17605403407391125862014-02-08T16:40:50.160-08:002014-02-08T16:40:50.160-08:00How does Seattle's proposed pilot program &quo...How does Seattle's proposed pilot program "help prevent some of the liabilty confusion..." by forcing TNCs to cover drivers with EXCESS liability coverage? This "excess" coverage still relies primarily on the drivers' personal insurance coverage, which is non-existent if the personal insurance company finds out they are using their vehicles for commercial passenger transportation.Barry Korengoldhttp://sfcda.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-90399203848923082492014-02-08T13:52:16.843-08:002014-02-08T13:52:16.843-08:00San Francisco makes lots of money through it's...San Francisco makes lots of money through it's property values, so long as low interest rates and stock market make VC firms flush, the city closes its eye to the apps , other cities don't have this same dynamic of VC people having as much influence so they can crack down easier on illegal cabs. Most of these VC firms don't make products that will ever get to market, so thats why Uber even though it essentially a gypsy cab service is so loved by them , it has some use, as opposed to most of the other junk these guys make that is useless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708859863717325805.post-55229329627787377442014-02-08T13:45:23.202-08:002014-02-08T13:45:23.202-08:00"consists of two parts: One - to create a dat..."consists of two parts: One - to create a database with which to help Taxi and Accessible Services manage and regulate the cab business; Two - to offer an interface where all electronically dispatched orders can be accessed by all interested cab drivers."<br />Cab drivers need a good app, that is the equivalent of Flywheel and Marketed and promoted strongly, really don't need more rules and monitoring, Need more rules and Monitoring on the TNC's that do anything they want , such as weak and vague insurance, no video camera in car, charge and price they want, no business tax and no A card fee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com