People that don't believe that a US company whose business model is based solely on breaking the law in other countries and compromising passenger safety aren't idiots.
And let's be clear in many countries taxi drivers are far more rigorously screened and of course have security cameras. Both of which Uber has been a bit lax at.
I disagree. They can't see the wood for the trees.
Über is inherently safe. The drivers are licenced. The cars are modern. And most importantly, the drivers have skin in the game. If you spend any time on the road at all it's frankly irrational to worry about driver safety.
Complaining about Uber, a company that operates entirely through mutual consent, being 'evil' is ridiculous, against the backdrop of a deeply corrupt industry.
The only evil here is whatever it was that made it take so long for this change to come about.