NYC Rules for Ride-Share Vehicles Can Mean Smaller Payout for Crash Victims

WNYC News | Sep 9, 2021

A new report explores the ways that New York City rules around insurance for app-based ride share companies like Uber and Lyft can leave New Yorkers uniquely vulnerable if there's a crash.

Jesse Coburn reported the story for Streetsblog. He joined WNYC's David Furst to explain.

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