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Nye Bevan

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2. Every Uber rider gets to rate their experience from one to five stars.

Reply to frazzled (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 10:22 PM

Aug 2014

And if the average rating for a driver falls below 4.5 stars he or she is kicked out of Uber.

I am pretty sure that such a system results in higher quality experiences overall than regulatory inspection regimes.

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NYT piece on the "sharing economy" [View all] PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 OP

And regulations on the sharing economy? frazzled Aug 2014 #1

Every Uber rider gets to rate their experience from one to five stars. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #2

That's not regulation frazzled Aug 2014 #3

apparently people think online ratings are just swell Skittles Aug 2014 #5

I think PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #6

How true: it's a two-way street. frazzled Aug 2014 #7

True true... n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #8

Yes, I am opposed to AirBnB. Rapists, burglars, junkies ... closeupready Aug 2014 #10

Berlin banned Uber to protect licensed taxi drivers Trillo Aug 2014 #4

Interesting PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #9