Uber & Lyft may have safety problems, but at least the drivers aren't using Crown Victorias with poor seatbelts. Imagine if John Nash hadn't taken a taxi that day.
What are the odds that fulltime Uber drivers are going to be taking their cars out of service for long periods of time to follow safety recalls? Given the patterns of service I'm seeing here in NY, probably zero. http://prospect.org/article/are-uber-and-lyft-driving-recall... Rental car companies didn't do it. Three of them only pledged to do so in 2012 and the rest are being forced to by Congress as of this month.
Crown Vics are built like tanks (specifically the police interceptor and long-wheelbase commercial versions). Those transmissions last forever and can take abuse. Panther love.
0: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/UberX-Driver-Accused-of...
1: http://laist.com/2015/04/10/uber_driver_attack_van_nuys.php
2: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/06/03/uber-driver...