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balloot on Sept 13, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: California deems carpooling via all ride-share ser...

Napkin ways to completely blow this up:

1) Write a script to answer requests without ever intending to pick up.

2) Get out of the car, don't transfer the other half.

3) Sign up as a driver, and wait until you find an attractive/rich fare. Lock doors and do what you will.

Deregulation is not the answer for everything. Uber/Lyft works precisely because they are very well regulated to stop the cases I outline above, and more.

narrator on Sept 14, 2014 [–]

If you answer and don't show up then the first half of the fare is not transferred from the client and this leads to a bad reputation. Same for #2.

#3 can be avoided based on reputation previously gained. Maybe some sort of signup payment with a trusted vetting authority.

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