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by tarikjn 3838 days ago
> Can we not ensure that the cars are professionally insured, professionally driven and kept up to standard and safe to be in?

Could the same question not be asked about taxis? A more objective question would be to ask if they are professionally insured, professionally driven and kept up to standard to a level comparable to taxis in the area.

Examples of incidents don't mean much without a statistical comparison with comparable incidents with taxis.

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> Examples of incidents don't mean much without a statistical comparison with comparable incidents with taxis.

Right; they are only slightly better than rhetorical questions. Fortunately, davewongillies' answer shows that these issues are apparently being addressed in this case.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10755756