A Backhanded Defense of Las Vegas' Taxi Regulation

Posted by timothy on Thursday December 4, 2014 @06:00AM from the professional-clowns-rather-than-amateur-clowns dept.

At Medium.com, Blake Ross takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the consumer protections that exist courtesy of the the Nevada Taxicab Authority, which (putting it mildly) seem to be rather more friendly to the existing taxi businesses in Las Vegas than they are to any disgruntled riders. By contrast with Uber (just booted from Las Vegas), Ross points out that the Taxicab Authority relies on antiquated complaint forms, random police checks, overlooked airport signs, and expensive tracking devices. Nonethess, says Ross, "I stand with Nevada and say—leave this to the pros."

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Re:We've already seen the alternative to regulatio by PvtVoid · 2014-12-04 06:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

If the regulation sucks, reform the regulations. Don't throw a huge hissy fit and shit the bed out of spite.
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