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An Uber driver tells all

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As the war between taxicab companies and app-based transportation services like Uber and Lyft heats up, it’s always fascinating to get the take of one of the foot soldiers in the conflict. After all, the grunts on the front lines are the ones actually trudging through mud (actually it’s drunk passengers’ vomit) dodging shrapnel (traffic tickets, usually) and often dealing with some form of PTSD once deployment is done (constant flashbacks to that one horrific carload from Ybor City). So…

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Taxicab industry once again attempting to handicap Uber

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Yet again, the taxicab industry is pushing around a new proposal focused on handicapping popular ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. Dubbed an “insurance fix,” the proposed measure aims to impose new harmful regulations to force ridesharing companies to buy insurance they don’t need and does little to improve public safety. Since their launch in Florida, millions of residents and visitors have chosen services like Uber and Lyft to obtain safe, affordable and reliable transportation services. This new proposal seeks to significantly hinder…

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