Too bad, so sad...  If they hadn&#x27;t allowed their service to get so horrible, with nasty old cars, drivers that don&#x27;t speak English and drive around in circles to increase fares, drivers claiming their card readers are &quot;broken&quot; so you have to pay cash, taking an hour to show up when called, passing by black people, etc., then this wouldn&#x27;t be happening.<p>From the article: &quot;Cab drivers, on the other hand, maintain that they undergo more rigorous criminal checks, enjoy more robust insurance, and generally have better knowledge of city streets.&quot;<p>Who cares about knowledge of city streets?  Haven&#x27;t they heard of Google Maps and Waze and GPS?  This just shows how out-of-touch and behind-the-times the cab industry is.  The insurance is a canard, as Uber insures their drivers for more than the cab companies (the problem with Uber is what happens when you don&#x27;t have a paying rider).  And criminal background checks are useless if you haven&#x27;t been in the country very long; how are they going to check your background in Pakistan?  Also, the Uber&#x2F;Lyft reputation systems are far more valuable anyway, plus Uber&#x2F;Lyft keep detailed records of all their drivers&#x27; movements when they have riders, so it&#x27;s pretty hard for them to get away with anything; cabs aren&#x27;t guaranteed to have any of that oversight.<p>And apparently driving for Uber isn&#x27;t that bad, since the cab companies are now complaining that all the good drivers are switching to Uber&#x2F;Lyft, leaving them with crappy drivers who earn them huge lawsuits for accidents they cause.