Uber may be driven from Boston by proposed rules

An Uber bill pending in the State House would throttle the car-ride service in Massachusetts by saddling drivers with costly insurance requirements and intrusive background checks, according to both the company and a Pioneer Institute analysis. The bill, H.3702, would force drivers for ride-sharing companies to take out $1 million liability policies that would cover them at all times, not just when picking up and transporting fares, the study from the nonprofit public-policy organization says.

An Uber bill pending in the State House would throttle the car-ride service in Massachusetts by saddling drivers with costly insurance requirements and intrusive background checks, according to both the company and a Pioneer Institute analysis. The bill, H.3702, would force drivers for ride-sharing companies to take out $1 million liability policies that would cover them at all times, not just when picking up and transporting fares, the study from the nonprofit public-policy organization says.…