A New York City administrative tribunal recently suspended five Uber-owned car service bases in New York City until they hand over trip data.

The penalty comes from an earlier refusal on the part of Uber to hand over the data as requested by the Taxi & Limousine Commission on October 9th. They were seeking electronic trip data for rides from April through mid-September.

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Please watch this short video for some simple, and practical, winter weather safe driving tips, such as:

• keep a blanket and extra warm clothing in the car in case you get stranded
• watch local weather reports and avoid traveling in bad weather
• let other people know your route if you need to travel
• keep your gas tank at least half full before head out
• never use cruise control when roads are icy Read More

In this video an ex-Uber driver openly shares the reality of insurance troubles that drivers face.

Basically, drivers for Uber are forced to conceal from their auto insurers that they drive for Uber, for the simple fact that personal auto insurance does not provide sufficient coverage or liability protection for drivers to carry passengers.

And though Uber claims to carry liability coverage for their drivers, this isn’t the case…

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