Excessive regulation on ridesharing is a guarantee of greater drunk driving and thus drunk driving deaths. This should be explicitly considered during the promulgation of any legislation.
“Illustrates Need for Statewide Ridesharing Framework”
Yes, because a crackdown by government always means there needs to be a government framework. Just a quick thought experiment, try to think of something the government thinks could be outside it’s legitimate scope of authority.
Try to think of something.
What it illustrates is a need to crack down on cities which ticket drivers when no crime has been committed. At worst it is a regulation violation, hardly worth of a traffic stop, much less a ticket.
What’s next, a policeman pulling you over because a neighbor reported you watering on a no-water day? Or you used the BBQ on a no-burn day?
I’m pretty sure that the SCOTUS has been abundantly clear what constitutes cause for a traffic stop, and having someone in your vehicle doesn’t cut it.
Free Rides to The People!
So basically there is no law against what Uber and Lyft are doing but the greedy scum bureaucrats and their pig enforcers are harassing, fining, and threatening incarceration anyway.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse even if the law is unfair or unpalatable.