[Persevero]

I have driven both, in the “lucrative” SF market, and do not recommend driving for Uber or Lyft unless you go in with both eyes open. They lie to their drivers and cheat them. I know that a lot of regulation is bad and stupid but not all regulation is.

You should see what some of these Lyft/Uber guys post on the driver groups. As opposed to taxi drivers. There is no screening; you can drive without any background check at all just by pretending to be your cousin; and some of these guys are BAD NEWS. Buyer beware.

Yes taxi drivers can be bad, too. But there are good systems in place to keep that to a minimum

As a driver I am far better protected from abuse, injury, and death in the taxi industry than in an Uber.

Do it if you want, as a passenger or driver, but don’t think Uber and Lyft are great capitalists and taxis are socialists. Both notions are untrue; many of the regulations make good sense; keep in mind that MANY of our passengers are frail, elderly, just released from hospital, CHILDREN, and drunk. . . very vulnerable people.

I won’t let my minor girls use Uber or Lyft.

[Orbiter]

Given your woeful ignorance vis-a-vis Lyft’s policy on mandatory background checks, please shut up.

[Laughsalot]

Must be a taxi driver. Ha

[Solson]

Oh please. As a user of both, I've never had any problem. Drivers have ratings as do users. Bad users get booted and bad drivers get what they deserve. The cars are cleaner, drivers are better, less smelly, less creepy and they know, unlike taxi drivers, that is a business and a business that gets rewarded when they do good work.

I tend to use Lyft more because they treat their drivers better. But the scare tactics...are just that.

I'd love to understand the background check for taxi drivers as many of them are sketchy as heck!