Uber says legislation at Colorado State Capitol could result in departure from the state
CBS Colorado
[{'start': '0.400', 'end': '4.480', 'text': 'For the first time ever, Uber says it'}, {'start': '2.399', 'end': '6.640', 'text': 'will withdraw service from an entire'}, {'start': '4.480', 'end': '9.200', 'text': "state. That's if proposed legislation"}, {'start': '6.640', 'end': '11.280', 'text': 'aimed at boosting rid share safety'}, {'start': '9.200', 'end': '13.120', 'text': 'passes at the Colorado state capital.'}, {'start': '11.280', 'end': '15.040', 'text': 'Your reporter Gabrielle Vidal spoke with'}, {'start': '13.120', 'end': '16.880', 'text': 'the state representative pushing this'}, {'start': '15.040', 'end': '18.880', 'text': 'bill forward. And Gabby, this comes'}, {'start': '16.880', 'end': '22.400', 'text': 'after her own experience with sex'}, {'start': '18.880', 'end': '23.680', 'text': 'assault during a ride share.'}, {'start': '22.400', 'end': '25.600', 'text': "Yeah, that's right, Michael and Karen."}, {'start': '23.680', 'end': '27.199', 'text': "And if you've used Uber or Lyft or any"}, {'start': '25.600', 'end': '30.320', 'text': 'other ride share app before, you may'}, {'start': '27.199', 'end': '32.559', 'text': 'have seen other types of ways to keep'}, {'start': '30.320', 'end': '34.960', 'text': 'drivers safe, including PIN verification'}, {'start': '32.559', 'end': '38.239', 'text': 'on apps like Uber or the option to'}, {'start': '34.960', 'end': '40.320', 'text': 'record the trip. But this lawmaker says'}, {'start': '38.239', 'end': '43.040', 'text': 'that this added addition puts the onus'}, {'start': '40.320', 'end': '44.800', 'text': 'on the ride share to make sure residents'}, {'start': '43.040', 'end': '46.480', 'text': 'that are driving in these apps are'}, {'start': '44.800', 'end': '49.200', 'text': 'safer. Though some other people,'}, {'start': '46.480', 'end': '51.440', 'text': 'including drivers, disagree.'}, {'start': '49.200', 'end': '53.680', 'text': "We're not comfortable being treated like"}, {'start': '51.440', 'end': '55.760', 'text': 'this. longtime rid share drivers like'}, {'start': '53.680', 'end': '57.760', 'text': "David Krauss. It's been mostly fine."}, {'start': '55.760', 'end': '60.000', 'text': "I've had a few people that are like"}, {'start': '57.760', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'paranoid or at times disruptive or'}, {'start': '60.000', 'end': '64.320', 'text': "problematic. Feels it's a service that's"}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '66.720', 'text': 'relatively safe for everyone. As a'}, {'start': '64.320', 'end': '68.960', 'text': 'driver, what you can do is call ADT. I'}, {'start': '66.720', 'end': '70.960', 'text': 'do. I mean, they literally put a live'}, {'start': '68.960', 'end': '72.640', 'text': 'person on the phone and they ask, "Do'}, {'start': '70.960', 'end': '74.320', 'text': 'you need medical or emergency? Do you'}, {'start': '72.640', 'end': '75.840', 'text': 'need the police?" But that hasn\'t been'}, {'start': '74.320', 'end': '78.240', 'text': 'the case for every writer like State'}, {'start': '75.840', 'end': '80.560', 'text': 'Representative Jenny Wilford. I uh was'}, {'start': '78.240', 'end': '82.400', 'text': 'sexually assaulted last February. Since'}, {'start': '80.560', 'end': '84.640', 'text': "that one experience, she's learned she's"}, {'start': '82.400', 'end': '86.159', 'text': 'not the only one. I heard from so many'}, {'start': '84.640', 'end': '88.080', 'text': 'people across our state, including'}, {'start': '86.159', 'end': '90.320', 'text': 'people outside of our state, sharing'}, {'start': '88.080', 'end': '93.680', 'text': 'horrific stories of incidents that'}, {'start': '90.320', 'end': '95.920', 'text': 'happened to them um both as riders and'}, {'start': '93.680', 'end': '97.920', 'text': 'as drivers, and it became really clear'}, {'start': '95.920', 'end': '100.000', 'text': 'that there was an issue here to be'}, {'start': '97.920', 'end': '102.560', 'text': 'solved. She thinks the solution is House'}, {'start': '100.000', 'end': '104.799', 'text': 'Bill 1291, a measure that will require'}, {'start': '102.560', 'end': '106.560', 'text': 'more safeguards for ride share vehicles,'}, {'start': '104.799', 'end': '108.799', 'text': 'including continuous audio and video'}, {'start': '106.560', 'end': '110.960', 'text': 'recording during rides, a background'}, {'start': '108.799', 'end': '112.799', 'text': 'check every 6 months. Additionally,'}, {'start': '110.960', 'end': '114.799', 'text': "there's a prohibition on offering food"}, {'start': '112.799', 'end': '116.799', 'text': "or beverage. We've heard a lot of cases"}, {'start': '114.799', 'end': '119.680', 'text': 'of people being offered a bottle of'}, {'start': '116.799', 'end': '122.560', 'text': 'water that was drugged and having having'}, {'start': '119.680', 'end': '124.000', 'text': 'no information or having no knowledge of'}, {'start': '122.560', 'end': '125.759', 'text': 'the fact that it was drugged until it'}, {'start': '124.000', 'end': '127.360', 'text': 'was too late. Some ride share users'}, {'start': '125.759', 'end': '129.759', 'text': 'believe this is a step in the right'}, {'start': '127.360', 'end': '131.360', 'text': 'direction. My partner, you know, when'}, {'start': '129.759', 'end': '132.720', 'text': "I'm not riding with her, like I"}, {'start': '131.360', 'end': '134.720', 'text': 'obviously want her to feel safe and'}, {'start': '132.720', 'end': '137.040', 'text': 'secure. Supporting changes that improve'}, {'start': '134.720', 'end': '138.959', 'text': 'safety. The more security, the more'}, {'start': '137.040', 'end': '140.239', 'text': 'security that they have, you you feel'}, {'start': '138.959', 'end': '142.959', 'text': 'more comfortable to use it. You know,'}, {'start': '140.239', 'end': '145.520', 'text': "for Krauss, it's such a massive"}, {'start': '142.959', 'end': '147.599', 'text': 'overreach and very invasive. He says'}, {'start': '145.520', 'end': '149.120', 'text': 'recording rides breaches privacy and'}, {'start': '147.599', 'end': '151.520', 'text': 'worries how the data will be used'}, {'start': '149.120', 'end': '153.680', 'text': "outside of helping victims. You don't"}, {'start': '151.520', 'end': '154.879', 'text': "know who's going to be snooping and not"}, {'start': '153.680', 'end': '156.959', 'text': "everyone's comfortable with being"}, {'start': '154.879', 'end': '158.560', 'text': 'filmed. Uber has already taken a stance'}, {'start': '156.959', 'end': '160.560', 'text': 'against the bill, putting a petition'}, {'start': '158.560', 'end': '162.400', 'text': 'within their ride share app, saying if'}, {'start': '160.560', 'end': '164.959', 'text': 'implemented would leave them no choice'}, {'start': '162.400', 'end': '166.720', 'text': 'but to cease operations in Colorado. I'}, {'start': '164.959', 'end': '168.879', 'text': "think they will pull out. I don't think"}, {'start': '166.720', 'end': '170.640', 'text': "that's a bluff. While Krauss worries"}, {'start': '168.879', 'end': '173.360', 'text': "what this could mean for people's access"}, {'start': '170.640', 'end': '175.599', 'text': 'to rides if Uber leaves Colorado, Wilfr'}, {'start': '173.360', 'end': '177.760', 'text': 'believes other services will step up.'}, {'start': '175.599', 'end': '179.599', 'text': 'When you are working with human beings'}, {'start': '177.760', 'end': '181.680', 'text': "and you're transporting human beings,"}, {'start': '179.599', 'end': '184.400', 'text': "you shouldn't be treating human beings"}, {'start': '181.680', 'end': '184.400', 'text': 'like business'}, {'start': '184.760', 'end': '188.720', 'text': 'decisions. And we did reach out to Lyft'}, {'start': '187.120', 'end': '191.040', 'text': 'as well, one of the other major rid'}, {'start': '188.720', 'end': '193.040', 'text': 'share operators in Colorado. They say'}, {'start': '191.040', 'end': '195.360', 'text': "while they don't intend to necessarily"}, {'start': '193.040', 'end': '197.519', 'text': 'cease operations at this time, they are'}, {'start': '195.360', 'end': '198.959', 'text': 'still monitoring this bill and they say'}, {'start': '197.519', 'end': '200.959', 'text': 'that there are aspects of the bill that'}, {'start': '198.959', 'end': '202.239', 'text': 'could be problematic to implement. In'}, {'start': '200.959', 'end': '203.760', 'text': 'Denver, Gabrielle Videl covering'}, {'start': '202.239', 'end': '207.280', 'text': 'Colorado first. Certainly something we'}, {'start': '203.760', 'end': '207.280', 'text': 'will continue to be watching closely.'}]