“so what if the guy’s a pervert, or murderer, or thief? or what if his car turns out to be a piece of junk and breaks? or if the guy’s a bad driver who is more likely to get into an accident? or even licensed? or insured?”
You just described a person in NY City who borrows the cab from a friend a couple of nights a week to make some extra cash.
are you tellign me that i can borrow a NYC taxi for a few mights a week to make extra cash? that someone who pays up to a half million bucks for a medallion would lend me his livlihood like that? in New york city?