According to the report made by the CATO Institute on January 2015, there is little evidence that the sharing economy services are more dangerous than traditional taxis. Indeed, the rideshare business model offers big safety advantages as far as drivers...
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The relationship between the BC NDP and the taxi industry of Vancouver
Source: BC NDP, 2015 “I think that influence is changing because of the campaign finance reforms we have brought in. But in the current first-past-the-post system there are rewards for making decisions about jurisdictions. What we have seen here is...
Passenger Transportation Board members background
Source: The Chamber of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 2009 The Passenger Transportation Board, formed in 2004, is an independent tribunal that makes licensing decisions for passenger-directed vehicles such as taxis, limousines and shuttle vans, and inter-city buses in B.C. In the...
Class 4: for the safety of passengers or a protection for taxi people
Source: Province of British Columbia, 2018 The Minister “I will not move on Class 4 licence. I think people’s safety is paramount, and a Class 4 licence adds to that level of safety,” Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena said shortly after...
The income of ridesharing drivers in Canada
Source: Zebing Zong, 2019 What is the income of the rideshare drivers? This is a question which has thousand answers and most of them can be divided into two extreme groups. Global News reported - In Canadian dollars, an hourly wage of...