> Supervisor Jane Kim wrote on Facebook after the incident that Muzzafar had self-identified as an Uber driver. Uber later released a statement saying the driver had not being "doing a trip on the Uber system" at the time and Supervisor Kim later revised her statement, naming him as a "non-taxi, for-pay driver." Uber declined to clarify to SFist whether the driver may have been available for Uber rides at the time.
Supervisor Kim's statement, in the link below, raised questions about the standard of driving of those working for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, etc:
>In addition, the driver was a non-taxi, for-pay driver. Certainly this incident raises questions regarding the driver training and selection process for the increasing number of ride share drivers on our city streets. While emerging driver service apps fulfill an important need for flexible on-demand transportation in San Francisco, we must examine a universal baseline of scrutiny and safety oversight for these services.http://sfist.com/2014/01/01/7-year-old_girl_struck_and_kille...
Is it unfair? The following comment on SFAppeal lists a string of accidents involving Uber drivers in San Francisco.
> Supervisor Jane Kim wrote on Facebook after the incident that Muzzafar had self-identified as an Uber driver. Uber later released a statement saying the driver had not being "doing a trip on the Uber system" at the time and Supervisor Kim later revised her statement, naming him as a "non-taxi, for-pay driver." Uber declined to clarify to SFist whether the driver may have been available for Uber rides at the time.
Supervisor Kim's statement, in the link below, raised questions about the standard of driving of those working for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, etc:
>In addition, the driver was a non-taxi, for-pay driver. Certainly this incident raises questions regarding the driver training and selection process for the increasing number of ride share drivers on our city streets. While emerging driver service apps fulfill an important need for flexible on-demand transportation in San Francisco, we must examine a universal baseline of scrutiny and safety oversight for these services. http://sfist.com/2014/01/01/7-year-old_girl_struck_and_kille...
Is it unfair? The following comment on SFAppeal lists a string of accidents involving Uber drivers in San Francisco.
http://sfappeal.com/2014/01/uber-distances-itself-from-drive...
Finally, here is Uber's statement, where they emphasize that the driver was not actively "doing a trip" at the time.
http://blog.uber.com/2014/01/01/statement-on-new-years-eve-a...