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Uber and Lyft are suing New York City after it limited the length of time drivers can cruise without passengers

's move, has sued New York City seeking to nullify a new rule limiting the time its drivers are allowed to spend cruising in Manhattan without passengers, the company said on Saturday.

"This rule is not a serious attempt to address congestion, and would hurt riders and drivers in New York," Lyft spokesman Campbell Matthews said in a statement to Reuters. The rule, along with several others introduced last year, is aimed at reducing congestion in Manhattan, where ride-share vehicles make up close to a third of peak-time traffic, according to the TLC.

 

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What is next? Are we going to sue people for going on drives with no destination. What is people just want to get out the house and drive a little. New York City is a cesspool of restrictions and regulations.

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