I am just saying if an uber driver runs a red light, may not be anything Uber can do about it

I am just saying if a factory employee ignores some safety checks, may not be anything the factory owner can do about it

I am just saying if a surgeon leaves a glove in a patient, may not be anything the hospital can do about it

Companies create the incentive structures, checks, and balances that drive their employees to take certain actions. Factories that don’t leave enough time for workers to do their due diligence cause workers to ignore safety checks. Hospitals that pay surgeons to work overtime cause surgeons to make mistakes from inattention. Rideshare companies that pay drivers depending on how quickly they get people from point A to point B cause drivers to disobey traffic laws.

At the very least, legal responsibility for crashes and traffic law breaking is an incentive for rideshare companies to change their drivers’ incentive structure in order to promote save driving. It doesn’t have to be a moral assignment of guilt, just a way for society to have fewer road deaths because of market forces.