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majewsky on Dec 20, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court

That's not helping. I live in Germany, and I have a friend who worked as a cab driver on the side for a year. May only be a small sample, but I didn't hear any dangerous or sketchy stories from them. But then again, that's Germany, which has (among other things) gun laws that are not a joke.

ecnahc515 on Dec 20, 2017 [–]

Cab drivers are frequented targets of robbery and also typically pick up people late at night and when there’s less people around to witness.

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