basically, taxis suck and the customer should decide who wins this one. let our wallets decide.

NO! That is unfair to the horse and buggy industry.

seriously. I actually heard on the radio "technology is moving too fast. we (WA state) need to slow it down to figure out how to regulate it."

hitchhiking illegal? I know it's not allowed on freeways, but it's legal elsewhere, right?

if so, are they planning on outlawing it in the process of outlawing rideshare? because the only difference is that you're using an electronic thumb (see: H2G2)

really, the city is just mad it can't sell the taxi medallions for millions/yr anymore.

for me, I only want them to have similar requirements since they are selling the same service. The only difference between being a taxi driver and a lyft driver should be who owns the car.

insurance, training, city knowledge, recertification timing, safety standards, the lot of it.