Uber Forced Out of Kansas

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday May 5, 2015 @09:15PM from the click-your-heels dept.

mpicpp sends news that Uber has been forced to leave Kansas. The company says a bill pushed through the state legislature (SB117) makes it impossible for the company to operate there. The bill had been vetoed by Kansas governor Sam Brownback, but lawmakers secured enough votes to override it. "The measure requires drivers for ride-hailing companies to undergo background checks through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and hold additional auto insurance coverage for the period in which they have turned on the mobile app that connects them to riders."

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Re:A spokesman for Uber said by NotDrWho · 2015-05-06 00:46 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Keep in mind that these laws don't just effect Uber, they also apply to Lyft or any other consumer-priced competitor to that dirty taxi with the driver who barely speaks English and who tries to screw you on the fare by taking you the long way. You know that taxi, right? It's the one you're stuck with because there's no alternative now.

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