11-12-2014 00:15 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Is rider safety the real Achilles heel for Uber and Lyft?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The growth of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft so far has not been hindered by limits from government regulators and campaigns by taxi cab competitors. A bigger threat to the new industry's impressive start could come from customers — if enough people stop using the services over fears that drivers aren't safe.
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