Single-day banning for these food delivery apps is already hurtful, how much more a city-wide ban? Grubhub and DoorDash are facing a city-wide ban in Boston. That’s daring, sorry, scary! Here’s the scoop.
Due to this proposed city-wide ban in The Bay State, users and consumers of these food delivery apps could soon be paying more when they order their cravings. Not yum, yum, yum, but yikes, yikes, yikes.
Due to this planned ban, the prices of using Grubhub and DoorDash could, of course, increase.
Here’s the context: the Boston City Council is reportedly mulling over a potential ban on eBikes and mopeds, or the kinds of vehicles that drivers for these apps use. At least, not the mainstream motorcycles. But this ban is still impactful.
Last Tuesday, city councils appeared and spoke at a hearing to talk about the ban, which could affect all parties, not only delivery drivers.
Though this ban could make streets a whole lot safer by halting the vehicles from weaving in and out of traffic, this will come at the expense of motorists.
Previously, Grubhub and DoorDash already went ahead to say that this ban upon mopeds could lead to price increases for customers, ridesharing media reported.
In spite of the potential impacts on the city’s cost of living, it is interesting to note that some residents in Boston support the ban. They’re also could be food delivery consumers, right?
“I actively urge our council members to ban them permanently,” a Boston local told Ridesharing Forum.
Meanwhile, Sharon Durkan, the city countril for the eighth district, stated that “these companies are wreaking havoc on our streets, and we have to provide balance.”
“Boston can no longer be the wild, wild west,” a council for the second district stated during Tuesday’s meeting. “I’m afraid that if this body does not act, more people will get hurt, including the drivers themselves.”
But perhaps the authorities have all the right to implement the ban, since there are crash reports from the previous year on this, involving scooters.
Another interesting factoid: some parties at the Boston Police Department are opposing the ban, for it would negatively impact the policing efforts of the community.
A debate, maybe?
Well, no action was taken yet after Tuesday’s meeting, so the ban remains a planned ban.
Grubhub has not issued a statement regarding this matter, as of the time of Ridesharing Forum’s research. However, DoorDash released statements, referring to previous occurrences related to this matter.
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