100% for this.

The reasons Eugene has barred them has absolutely nothing to do with safety. If their concern was safety than Oregon Taxi would have been chased out of town years ago.

The only reason I can fathom the decisions made by Eugene is because someone from a taxi company is friendly with the city council. Instead of improving their service and getting with the times (better technology, better vehicles, better drivers) they decided to take the route they did.

Forget the rare cases you've heard. Uber and Lyft are superior services and far safer with higher accountability.