A Lyft’s not worth it if you’re in a crash — new rules in effect
Ridesharing services like Lyft and Uber seem to grow ever more popular. It’s easy to arrange a ride, the cars and drivers are nice, and you feel like you’re part of a cooperative economy. Plus, Uber and Lyft are cheaper and faster than taxicabs. Why take a taxi? It seems like taxicab companies have a monopoly on the business of driving small groups of people around for money, doesn’t it? Well, in a sense, that’s true — and, historically, there are good reasons for that. Most important among those reasons is safety: Taxi drivers have to pass a detailed driving history check, resolve all outstanding tickets, [...]
