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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Uber vehicles I have been in have been newer and cleaner on average than yellow cabs - Uber has rules about it and user feedback incentivizes drivers to keep their cars clean (not so with cabs!).

Uber has a photo of your driver and a description of the vehicle including license plate.  I've taken thousands of rides and have never had a car that wasn't the one listed show up (I certainly wouldn't get in it if so).  I suppose someone could borrow both someone's uber app and car and impersonate them if they looked similar to the photo.  But that can absolutely happen with a yellow cab too (and in my experience does more frequently, since a yellow cab driver who is sick or can't drive still has to pay rent on the car - so they have every incentive to have a friend or relative drive for them).

And in terms of personal safety of course, it's tracked, which makes both driver and passenger safer.[/quote]

I agree with this. Also uber drivers all use a navigation app whereas taxi drivers do not. 
They may know their way around better than uber drivers but without the app they don’t know where the traffic is and how to best avoid it. Especially if there is an accident.

Also with uber I know the price before I get in. With a taxi my fare is subject to wait time as well as the route the driver takes.  This can drasticallly increase the cost of a ride.

But back to safety in my experience taxi drivers are almost always on the phone. I don’t think that is very safe. It is distracted driving. Uber drivers in my experience are rarely on the phone.

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