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Re(Writing) The Rules Of The Road: Reflections From The Journal Of Law And Mobility's 2019 Conference, Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix
Re(Writing) The Rules Of The Road: Reflections From The Journal Of Law And Mobility's 2019 Conference, Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix
Journal of Law and Mobility
On March 15th, 2019, the Journal of Law and Mobility, part of the University of Michigan’s Law and Mobility Program, presented its inaugural conference, entitled “(Re)Writing the Rules of The Road.” The conference was focused on issues surrounding the relationship between automated vehicles (“AVs”) and the law. In the afternoon, two panels of experts from academia, government, industry, and civil society were brought together to discuss how traffic laws should apply to automated driving and the legal person (if any) who should be responsible for traffic law violations. The afternoon’s events occurred under a modified version of the Chatham House …
Uber’S Dilemma: How The Ada May End The On-Demand Economy, Bryan Casey
Uber’S Dilemma: How The Ada May End The On-Demand Economy, Bryan Casey
University of Massachusetts Law Review
This article is the first to point out that a few relatively low-profile lawsuits involving Uber’s liability under the ADA could have an outcome-determinative effect on O’Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc., the blockbuster employment misclassification case brought against the startup by its own drivers. Because both types of lawsuits hinge on the role that drivers play within Uber’s business model, a ruling in favor of ADA liability which compelled Uber to exert additional control over its drivers would also, in turn, jeopardize the drivers’ legal status as independent contractors. Such an outcome would be catastrophic to Uber’s core business model, …
Portlandia, Ridesharing, And Sex Discrimination, Ari Herbert
Portlandia, Ridesharing, And Sex Discrimination, Ari Herbert
Michigan Law Review Online
This Essay discusses and assesses the legal hurdles that See Jane Go and SafeHer may face. Part I of this Essay explains how the plain text of Title VII and the pertinent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guideline can fairly be read either to allow or condemn See Jane Go and SafeHer’s hiring practices. Part II then highlights precedent that supports See Jane Go’s and SafeHer’s discriminatory driver–passenger practices. Part III concludes by arguing that the legal system ought to make room for apps like See Jane Go and SafeHer in the current framework.
Women Behind The Wheel: Gender And Transportation Law, 1860-1930, Margo Schlanger
Women Behind The Wheel: Gender And Transportation Law, 1860-1930, Margo Schlanger
Book Chapters
Gender difference is only infrequently mentioned in recent negligence cases. To contemporary (mostly non-essentialist) eyes, gender difference seems to appear only mildly relevant to tort law's area of concern: care and harm to others and self. But in the early days of modern tort law, when gender differences loomed larger in the consciousness of American jurists, and unabashedly so, judicial opinions more frequently grappled with how negligence doctrine ought to take account of female difference. This chapter explores opinions published between approximately 1860 and 1930 that illuminate this issue in cases involving women drivers and passengers of cars and wagons. …
Proposal For A Uniform Radar Speed Detection Act, Douglas M. Tisdale
Proposal For A Uniform Radar Speed Detection Act, Douglas M. Tisdale
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article traces the judicial treatment of radar, reviews statutory attempts to regulate radar usage, and proposes a uniform act as an effective and consistent approach to ensure the proper use of radar.
Driver Behavior And Legal Sanctions: A Study Of Deterrence, Roger C. Cramton
Driver Behavior And Legal Sanctions: A Study Of Deterrence, Roger C. Cramton
Michigan Law Review
This Article considers first the general understanding of legal scholars and criminologists regarding the deterrent effect of legal sanctions; a second part summarizes current knowledge concerning the effects of legal sanctions in controlling driver behavior; and a concluding section evaluates briefly the methods available for the development of needed new knowledge.
Automobiles-Licenses-Who Is A Chauffeur
Automobiles-Licenses-Who Is A Chauffeur
Michigan Law Review
In a suit to recover on an insurance policy, defendant sought to establish that the driver of plaintiff's automobile, who worked in plaintiff's plant and drove the delivery truck during the temporary absence of the usual driver, was not a licensed chauffeur as required by statute. Held, that a person who is not paid solely for driving a car but who does so merely as an incident to his regular employment does not come within the provision requiring those persons to obtain licenses who are " . . . known as a chauffeur, and employed for hire therefor . …