Ride Sharing Creates Turmoil For Car Service Businesses

You may have seen cars driving around the Seattle area with oversized, hot pink moustaches on their front grills. Those moustaches are trademarks for a new car service company called Lyft, one of several ride- sharing services now operating in the city. Think of them like Airbnb, but with a car and a driver. Lyft, Uber X, and Sidecar allow laypeople to use their own cars and act as cabbies. The services are expanding in Seattle, and they’re drawing increased scrutiny from the cab industry, as well as from regulators and policymakers. Some officials say the businesses are illegal.