OLYMPIA, Wash. (Reuters) - Seattle lawmakers on Monday voted to cap the number of rideshare company drivers in a hotly contested move to limit a industry that has emerged in scores of cities to compete with traditional taxis.
The rules, approved unanimously by the Seattle City Council, will limit each of the three ridesharing companies – UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar – operating in the PacificNorthwest city of about 630,000 people to 150 drivers on the road at any time.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said he would sign the measure into law, despite concerns the limits were too strict.
The companies, which allow members of the public to hail rides at the touch of asmartphone app, have said the rules will make it difficult, if not impossible, for them to continue operating in Seattle.
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