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All you gotta do is download the app, put the promo code wgeg7, and your ride will be free up to $30. If you don't know what uber is, it's basically an on call taxi service that users regular drivers. After the ride, the drivers are reviewed and you can see your drivers score before you request a ride. In my area the prices are cheaper than a regular taxi and my experience has been really great
 
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@shady I do have a car but I needed to leave it in the shop for a couple of days, you never know when you might need a taxi in an emergency
@mask my experience with them have been completely positive, how long ago was the report?
 
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I just saw on the news a few minutes ago that they were ordered to shut down operations in Pittsburgh today.

 
sp00ge said:
I just saw on the news a few minutes ago that they were ordered to shut down operations in Pittsburgh today.
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Looks like they're gonna ignore it though

http://gh.cbslocal.com/2014/07/01/puc-puts-lyft-and-uber-in-park/

The city did find a unique way to catch people using it, they has an undercover cop order a ride and then cited them when they showed up. It makes it feel like uber is some kind of black market under the table thing. If cities want to start fighting uber, this would likely put a pin it pretty quick if users were in constant fear of being cited.
 
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RedvsBlue said:
Looks like they're gonna ignore it though

http://gh.cbslocal.com/2014/07/01/puc-puts-lyft-and-uber-in-park/

The city did find a unique way to catch people using it, they has an undercover cop order a ride and then cited them when they showed up. It makes it feel like uber is some kind of black market under the table thing. If cities want to start fighting uber, this would likely put a pin it pretty quick if users were in constant fear of being cited.
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I think it boils down to them side-stepping licensing for what is more or less a taxi service.

 
sp00ge said:
I think it boils down to them side-stepping licensing for what is more or less a taxi service.
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Bingo, most cities will be opposed to uber for 2 major and 1 minor reason. The 2 major reasons are they're losing out on licensing fees and they'll be pressured by taxi unions. The minor reason (which will inevitably be cited as the major reason) is that it's an unregulated market without any enforceable security standards.

The problem with enforcement though is that how do you know if the people are using uber or not. The "sting" operations with the undercover cop in the article I previously cited are just about the only way for cities to fight back.
 
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