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New York Supreme Court Dismisses Uber's Challenge to Vehicle Caps

posted by janrinok on Saturday November 02 2019, @11:18PM   Printer-friendly
from the cap-in-hand dept.

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New York Supreme Court dismisses Uber's challenge to vehicle caps

Uber's bid to overturn New York City's ride-hailing caps didn't last long --New York's Supreme Court has dismissed the company's request to annul the cap law implemented in August 2018. The court rejected Uber's claim that NYC had overstepped its bounds. There have been far less specific delegations of power that have passed muster before, according to the Supreme Court. It also rebuffed Uber's assertion that other laws preempted the caps.

Uber told Engadget it was "disappointed" with the outcome, claiming that it "punishes" drivers who are obligated to rent cars. In the past, it has argued that the caps would hurt outer boroughs (with less access to mass transit) and wouldn't fix NYC's problems with traffic congestion.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 02 2019, @11:39PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 02 2019, @11:39PM (#915161)

    Fuck me, I am an USian, but have no clue what "caps" are.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday November 02 2019, @11:51PM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday November 02 2019, @11:51PM (#915164) Journal

    Limits/maximums

    The city is the first in the US to limit the number of drivers for Uber and Lyft.

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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @12:28AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @12:28AM (#915170)

      Jebus, once again, you have to explain it to me, an American redneck.

      And all them non-American infidels are supposed to grok this?

      • (Score: 2) by Mojibake Tengu on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:42AM (1 child)

        by Mojibake Tengu (8598) on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:42AM (#915182) Journal

        Sure, caps... https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Bottle_cap [fandom.com]

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        • (Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Sunday November 03 2019, @06:35AM

          by Gaaark (41) on Sunday November 03 2019, @06:35AM (#915240) Journal

          Yeah, eh! Here in Canada we play 'caps' all the time:

          You put your beer bottle on the floor in front of ya,eh, with the bottle cap perched (Gods I love fresh pan fried perch) upside down on the top of the bottle neck? And so does your opponent,sitting on the floor a little away from you's. You tries, with another bottle cap, to knock his bottle cap off his bottle. If you doos, he has to take a drink, eh. Etiquette says you takes a swig as well, just to be nice. If you's don't, eh,you's has to say sorry.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @10:01AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @10:01AM (#915274)

    Something to stop dust getting into your wheelnuts. With the addd benefit that stret people can steal them fo a little extra cash.