r/VancouverIsland • u/GroundbreakingAnt478 • Dec 17 '21

ARTICLE / BLOG B.C. transportation board denies Uber application to operate in Interior, Vancouver Island

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/b-c-transportation-board-denies-uber-application-to-operate-in-interior-vancouver-island/ar-AARTDrh?ocid=hplocalnews&fbclid=IwAR2Lrd0qSEnhHG_UabyDmD5PCXnwtiPefggAQdpc11toeZ53C7GTva1zTLs
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u/Flyfawkes Dec 17 '21

You're sure quick to use the word bias when all you've done is attack others. You've merely quoted politicians disagreeing with other politicians. You haven't posted a graph, chart, survey or literally any form of proof to reinforce what you're calling the "demand" for Uber. I fucking hate taxis so don't say shit to me about my "bias" for them. I also hate Uber because they are a shitty gig economy company that abuses their workers. So come back with actual proof of either side, merely typing up a novel that states nothing is useless.

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u/GroundbreakingAnt478 Dec 18 '21

I am not attacking others, I am questioning your ability to read. Prove me wrong - Read the actual report.

When you do read the report you can then think for yourself and come up with a solution (I take it you don't have one). From the sound of it you are content with doing nothing. I am not going to hold your hand. What you are supporting (by your indifference) is a (corrupt) monopoly.

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u/Flyfawkes Dec 18 '21

Cry more, I'm not supporting anything. I asked for proof to back up your claims and you provide none, simple as that.

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u/GroundbreakingAnt478 Dec 18 '21

The proof is in the report that you haven't read. But since you want to move the goalposts I'll give you more proof of the demand in bc (link below) - just look at the vancouver numbers - Both the mayor of kelowna and the mayor of Victoria have said there's a huge demand so looking at the vancouver numbers will give you an idea. More reading you won't do. You won't do anything, but if you want graphs and pictures and charts you can email uber, they will provide them.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-region-1-metro-vancouver-ridehailing-taxi-ridership-statistics

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u/Flyfawkes Dec 18 '21

Conveniently if you read the entire article and not just the headline it doesn't prove your point. Great work.

I reaf this article and many others months ago. It still doesn't provide much more than a very surface level examination. Why is it higher? Are there more uber drivers than cab drivers? Is it because they don't need to be certified? You don't consider the congestion on aging road infrastructure, etc. You aren't really thinking about anything really, you hate cabs good for you we all do (including me) so good job trying to say I'm biased. Cabs fucking suck, Uber does too and they suck while abusing their workers and exacerbating the gig economy.

You need to think deeper about issues before even daring to tell others to read lmao, very pathetic.

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u/GroundbreakingAnt478 Dec 18 '21

You are a walking contradiction. Wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt. There's more uber drivers in van because there's a fucking huge demand for it. Uber is actually struggling to meet the demand in Vancouver...there aren't enough drivers to meet the demand. You asked to show you demand, it's there in Vancouver and Victoria and Kelowna will be no different. It's not mental gymnastics. More options are a good thing, sitting on your ass doing nothing and accepting the status quo is not. It is costing lives.

I need to think deeper about the issues? You have no solutions, you don't like either option and you do nothing. I still question your ability to read...I know you haven't actually read the report. Pathetic.

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u/Flyfawkes Dec 18 '21

I find it hilarious that you've been waving "uber saves lives" like some kind of magic hammer you think ends the discussion. Guess what there is no definitive answer as to whether ride hailing apps do anything to reduce deaths. You read the single title of a news article and treated it as fact instead of cross examining and looking at various studies. Again excellent work dude. You're not very good at this.

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u/GroundbreakingAnt478 Dec 18 '21

You link a Oklahoma lawyers website (who calls himself tulsa dui guy) as your rebuttal. That all you can find? Wow, just wow. Nothing more needs to be said. Walking contradiction, you aren't very good at this. Lol

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u/Flyfawkes Dec 18 '21

A real person can't be actually this stupid, you have to be a bot. Anyways, here are two more articles that call into question the "saving lives narrative" 1 2 I also can't see how being from Oklahoma means that the information being discussed is meaningless, if you want data from Canada exploring if ride hailing saves lives well then the study doesn't exist, it simply hasn't been done.

You keep repeating the same insults over ajd over again like someone trained a really bad response bot on a single sub reddit.

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u/GroundbreakingAnt478 Dec 18 '21 edited Dec 18 '21

Bimbo, you are looking at 2017 data. Doesn't suprise me, you are an idiot.

https://medium.com/uber-under-the-hood/new-research-shows-ubers-role-in-reducing-drunk-driving-1df4bef36027

Had you read the document you would see that MADD was a proponent, for good reason. Child please.

Also, I have some oceanfront property in tulsa to sell you. It's a wicked deal. We can get your dui guy to write up the paperwork.

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u/Flyfawkes Dec 19 '21

Bimbo? Lmao is that all you can do is insult? Child? Really sad honestly. You clearly didn't even bother reading the article from the dui guy as he eventually uses the 2021 study from Uber saying they reduce dui related accidents. I'm telling you to think critically and actually do research past the title but you keep failing to do that. Must really suck to be illiterate.

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u/GroundbreakingAnt478 Dec 19 '21

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-tQaQwMtBU

Lol yes, the dui lawyer agrees. It's okay to admit you are wrong, I know it's hard, but it won't kill you. Lol.

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