Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape accusation
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#3Ive recently been in Cape Town and people recommended using Uber because you can see the feed back info about the driver and the official cabs were quite dodgy.
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#4So, I'm not a Uber fan, but I get the feeling this is India deflecting a couple of other underlying issues and placing blame.
Sooner or later they have to face the issue head on, because scapegoating gets old.
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#5i'm not sure why it's Uber's fault. in the uk, Uber drivers are all registered taxi drivers, because of regulations. it's not Uber's fault that the indian market is not as strictly regulated, and that one of their drivers did this.
Not that i'm saying it's ok, it's not. but uber seems to be catching a lot of flak for things they haven't done. sure they probably could have done more to prevent it, but so could the government.
companies always tend to the minimum required by law, it's cheaper that way
and the amount of rape happening in india is crazy, the government needs to do something about that, something more than blaming uber. what's the point in the state if it can't even protect it's people?
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#6UBER Fail..!!
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#8So, I'm not a Uber fan, but I get the feeling this is India deflecting a couple of other underlying issues and placing blame. Sooner or later they have to face the issue head on, because scapegoating gets old.
Agreed. It's also not as if these sexual assault cases are not well documented already. I wonder what Uber will say about this.
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#9This is really weird... I have refreshed a couple times and watched some anti-uber comments appear
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#10Uber is not being banned just because of this rape incident. Uber did not following Indian laws & Delhi transport regulations, and operated illegally under the radar. Before this incident, Delhi Government was not aware about how Uber operated. This incident prompted Indian authorities to investigate the operations of Uber.
Uber's stance is that we are not a taxi company, we are an app company; so we do not need to follow transportation laws.
Uber is so secretive in India that the only way users can contact Uber is through Twitter. They don't provide any phone number, email or address. Moreover, Delhi police had to struggle to get in touch with Uber. They called an Uber cab using the App, and asked the driver to take them to Uber's office. When they reached office, it was almost empty. There was nobody who had any information about what is going on.
Uber claims they have a driver screening process, but it seems they skip through the due diligence process in India to save few bucks.
"Uber is committed to connecting you to the safest ride on the road"
Driver Screening:
http://blog.uber.com/driverscreening
which includes:
Criteria for drivers to pass through Uber’s screening, going back seven years:
- No DUI or other drug related driving violations or severe infractions*
- No Hit and Runs
- No fatal accidents
- No history of reckless driving
- No violent crimes
- No sexual offenses
- No gun related violations
- No resisting/evading arrest
- No driving without insurance or suspended license charge in the past 3 years
Unfortunately, Uber does not perform this due diligence while recruiting drivers in India. The alleged driver had previously served 7 months in prison for rape charges, that didn't stop Uber from recruiting him.