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Taxi drivers press SFPD, regulators after Polk Street crash; call for clearer TNC insurance enforcement
Summary
Taxi drivers told the San Francisco Police Commission that transportation network company (TNC) drivers are operating like taxis without transparent insurance coverage after a New Year’s Eve collision that killed a child; speakers urged local enforcement and coordination with the CPUC and MTA.
San Francisco — Taxi drivers and industry representatives urged the Police Commission on Jan. 8 to use all available enforcement tools and press regulators after a fatal New Year’s Eve crash in the Tenderloin that family members said involved an Uber driver.
Mark Ruberg, a taxi driver and spokesperson for the Taxi Driver Association, told commissioners the company issued a statement after the collision saying it would not accept liability because “the driver was not providing services on the Uber system at the time of the accident.” Ruberg said that ambiguity in California Public Utilities Commission rules,…
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