Please consider not calling it "ride sharing." Uber and Lyft are bad employers getting away with treating their workers as contracters. Ride sharing would be for instance hitchhiking or carpooling. The Associated Press style guide has banned the term ride sharing with respect to either company and suggests ride booking. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/2…

Or "ride hailing." Which sounds Trekkier, perhaps.

Good point ^^. Was the driver going the original route from point A to point B? No, because they had no knowledge of the destination until the rider. So definitely NOT ride sharing.

Lyft and Uber are better than traditional cabs. It's really that simple. And they are fantastic employers as far as 1099 goes. They give drivers $250 for a puker in their car. Like Radio Cab would ever do that? Please.

Give the PEOPLE what they want. If they want a cab, they can take a cab. Stop crying. Every other major city has this. IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

You are mad because taxiing is your full-time job. I will be Lyfting in my spare time. It's fun and profitable. You are the slave here because you can't afford a new enough car to opt out of your lame situation. Don't make your choices my problem. We all know full well it isn't about my "insurance specifications." Further, you are upset because you don't have to be "friendly." It isn't in the statistical nature of most cab drivers to be. People that choose Lyft and Uber are, in many ways, paying for more than a "cab" ride. It's an experience. And you know that the younger crowd will choose us. Because we are relevant - almost like a social media. It's like a Nokia that has snake vs. an IPhone 6 with instagram.

You can slow us down, but we will arrive eventually. And people will pick Lyft. Because Lyft is awesome. And it represents difference in a city that fosters that belief - that difference is as much necessary as it is fun. You are of archaic belief, culture, and technology. And you have fallen everywhere, ironically, other than what I consider to be the most progressive town in which I have ever stepped foot. Soon, though, Portland will recognize that it needs Lyft and Uber. Lyft and Uber are bigger than Portland and they don't need Portland. But Portland needs them. They are truly a sign of the awesome time we are in, as much as they are a ride from A to B. And Portland deserves more than anyone to be a part of that time.

Oh come the fuck off it, Tony, you're just driving a goddamn Ford Focus with a mustache on the front of it, not changing the trajectory of civilization.

@elgordo - I laughed out loud because I drive a Ford Focus. And I know I'm not changing the directory of the world. And I'm not an entitled ass. I want Lyft to function as a second income to help me pay down my student debt. Selfishly, as a driver, it's a second income. As a passenger, I prefer it 10:1. And many others do too. So put the regulations in place and make it happen. End of story. It isn't a life changing service. Sitting next to me in a car might even be terrible for people dependent on my food choices from hours prior. But we should still have the option to choose. Lyft and Uber aren't changing the trajectory of the world. But progressive technology is. Apologies on being a rabble rouser. Is this more to the crowd's liking?

Well I drive a tesla and I love driving for uber,, it is fun. I get to meet new people from all over the world and gett the true story of what life is like for them, not what big business/big government wants me to hear. One interesting and relevant story: I gave a ride to a business man from SF who knew many former taxi drivers that now drove for uber and that they liked uber better and made more money.

It seems to me the uber platform is much more efficient,

The taxi companies may be shooting themselves in the foot by wanting uber ttake care of handicapped riders. How about taxing all rides and putting the money towards subsidizing the taxiis serving handicapped rides A tech savoy company like uber could come up with software to take I to account demand, and supply and Iif demand was higher pay more if Low, pay less. In short there are many options.

Let's all work together,get creative and

Uber on,