Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

Source 1: FARE GAME

The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges facing Uber and the governments trying to shut it down, as well as go into detail as to why the taxi companies are not happy with Uber. The article does a lot of back and forth arguing, stating an argument from the taxi companies, and then firing back with Uber's response, and vice versa. It is published on the LexisNexis database, and was written in Brisbane, Australia. It cites personal users of the app and their experiences with it, as well as Benjamin Wash, CEO of the Taxi Council of Queensland, as well as the own author himself. Andrew Stafford is the author, and states he was a part time taxi driver for 14 years. He shares his own experience as a taxi driver, as well as using Uber, and is able to do a real nice job at comparing the two while describing the challenges facing each. The intended audience is readers who are interested in the behind-the-scenes operations of Uber and taxi companies, and how each go about trying to win over the other in the public transportation sector.

Source 2: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES: HOW SHOULD SOUTH CAROLINA ADJUST ITS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK?

The purpose of this article is to explain the current public transportation regulations in South Carolina, a state that mirrors many other states' regulations, and provide suggestions for change that would incorporate Uber, as well as other transportation companies. A key focal point in the article is the issue of insurance on Uber drivers in the event of an accident. The author, Emily Dobson explains Uber's current stance on insurance, and explains a widely publicized incident in where an Uber driver struck and killed six year old Sophia Liu, in California. This tragic event opened the doors for discussion on how Uber drivers would be insured, and the required regulations that would need to be set in place. It sources and cites information from the South Carolina state legislature, as well as Uber's own policies regarding transportation network companies, or TNCs, as the state calls them. This article seeks to inform readers who are users of the Uber app, taxi drivers, as well as anyone interested in law and politics.

Potter, Chris. Scrabble Series Insurance, December 11, 2012, Attribution 2.0 Generic