A New York judge threw out a rule to limit the amount of time Uber and Lyft rideshare drivers spend on the road. Drivers can sometimes wait or driver around for long periods of time looking for a rider, a practice called "deadheading."
The judge found the new rule to be arbitrary in nature and effectively said it would be unenforceable and a waste of time due to its vague nature and imaginary numbers.
There are definitely groups out there who are pushing people to adopt public transportation, ignoring the needs of people who need to commute into the cities or who live in cities on the west coast that started out as sprawling ranches and deserts. I take a look at the Marketwatch article and give my own thoughts on the matter.
If the author of AB5 has admitted to creating arbitrary numbers to pass her bill, what does that mean if the ride-hailing giants now have a case that they can bring as an example of how laws based on random numbers do not make sense. We could possibly see AB5 get sent back to the drawing board with a more comprehensive outline and with major concessions to the gig economy's favor.
I am not an advocate of any one company, I simply give my views on the matter with the facts at hand.
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