Getting in a car with random strangers is a perfect case of information asymmetry. Passengers aren&#x27;t going to be repeat customers with the same drivers. Each driver is pretty much an unknown that the passenger has little control over choosing.<p>On the broader point about what the government should be regulating: One of the worst things about living outside the developed world is how careful you have to be. You have to be careful what you eat, who you get in a car with, where you go. The consequences of not being careful are significant. In the developed world, the government ensures a minimum level for pretty much everything, and it&#x27;s amazing. It&#x27;s civilization.