Uber?

[dustoffer]

San Antonio city council bowed to the special interest groups (AKA taxi companies) and put a very, very restrictive ordinance in place, effective next week. But, there has been so much push back from citizens that they've suspended enforcement and are re-looking the ordinance.

[Geezy Rider]

You basically have an app on your phone and you request a driver through the app. It will give you an ETA and you can watch the car on GPS to see how close it is. Then you pay through the app (it has your CC stored) and you never give the driver cash. Quicker, more efficient, and better cars than a cab, all the while being cheaper most of the time.

I don't use cabs very often except to go to the airport but this sounds like it's worth trying. Thanks.

[Smell the Glove]

Taxi drivers get background checks and regular blood/tox screens, Uber let's pretty much anybody drive for them with a late model car. My question is- if the Uber driver is in an accident, who's insurance covers you? Not the driver's car insurance I'm sure if he's paying for personal use on his car and he's operating a (1099) business as an Uber driver.

If you are riding, uber's insurance covers you.

[Geezy Rider]

Well I signed up for it. I hope dezigirl78 is my first driver.

[CentexRancher]

Uhh some can be shady, had a driver pull a 686 out from under his seat when we asked him if hes ever had any hairy situations. Cool guy but something about a stranger waving a hand cannon around in the car while doing 80 on the freeway made me feel a bit uneasy.