Posts by goforit
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Now now all of this pie in the sky crap may be ok with those in the dream world of what they think of the future, now get back to the real world. Thats cars, trains buses etc and humans not comforming to anything but them selves. We just get what we have working together. First step get rid of Auckland Transport and look at the problem again. The answer is there and is fairly simple.
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What ever the IT geeks come up with will never work basicly for the following reasons.
The so called app developers, IT geeks, computor engineering nerds etc dont live in the real world.
Passengers are human and as such cannot get on the same page as to speck, how many times have you picked up passengers even from the same address and they cannot agree on the destination or one of them changes their minds part way there.
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber Driver…, in reply to Moz,
But the alternative is paying someone outright, which the law likes to call “a taxi service”.
This brings us back to the start of the circle. Uber is a taxi service and all the bull calling it something else is just crap.
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber Driver…, in reply to BenWilson,
Misinformation and misunderstanding are their allies here
I meant companies/groups etc. I do like the bit on misinformation.
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber Driver…, in reply to BenWilson,
You have to decide if you want to be part of the noncommerical carpooling system or part of the commerical rideshare system, once that is estabished then systems can be put in place to promote such systems. You cannot be both systems thats where all this pie in the sky crap all falls down.
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber Driver…, in reply to BenWilson,
people just don’t want to carpool
This is the main reason why, basicly people like to be independant.
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Speaker: Confessions of an Uber Driver…, in reply to BenWilson,
With proper carpooling the proposed regs does cover the requirements. Carpooling that is when is done non commericly unlike with Uber overseas but just with friends or workmates travelling to or from a common place picking or dropping off on the way is done on a cost share basis only without the need of P endorsement, COF or log books. Done commericaly will be subject to the same rules as taxis, private hire, rideshare etc.
The tricks Uber has come up here and overseas to beat regulations have been taken into account with the new proposed regs and will be one step ahead of Uber.
Dispatch systems in most Taxi companies are being reengineered to take into account future needs in regard to the changing envrronments of receiving/dispatching. The taxi industry has not been sitting on there hands it only takes time to be more organised.
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All these arguments over transport solutions have been going on for years, in the 70ies the taxi industry put to to ARA (the fore ronner of Auckland Transport) suggestions on ride share of taxis using the newly formed bus lanes, of course this was turned down. so here we are in the next centry still banging on about it. My own personal solution to the traffic conjestion is not to drive in those periods anymore and looks like Ben is thinking the same way. Around in circles we all go LOL.
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After listing to the white knight of Uber I have changed my mind on regulations. Hows this for an idea, lets level the playing field by removing all regulations in regard to transport and ebery other aspect of our lives for every one, thats private, taxi Uber and any other service that has regulations. We are all responsible persons these days therefore none of us need government involvement in our lives. Just think we could lead the world, no taxes, no licencing of any service, no vehicle inspections, no number plates, no requirement to be employed no Parliment, no police force, no NZTA etc.
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A knight on a white horse has appeared to save Uber, David Seymoure states "its not Uber its the regulations". now I heard it all. LOL