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Here is a better insight: don't user Uber. They have seriously become one of the most distasteful companies to give money to. Try Flywheel in SF, it is virt
by eagsalazar2 11y ago
Here is a better insight: don't user Uber. They have seriously become one of the most distasteful companies to give money to. Try Flywheel in SF, it is virtually identical to the Uber app, the drivers are way better, the app doesn't mislead you about driver location, there is no surge pricing, the waits are (in general) less, and drivers are just as polite :)
Wait what was that last part? Yes it is true. When I first moved to SF 4 years ago taxi drivers were unbelievably rude but the one good thing Uber has done is change the bar for customer service for the better and make rating drivers in an app a standard. The result is that there is no reason to use Uber in SF. I don't know the details of other cities but I know other major areas like NYC have similar services.
- RickS 11y ago"But $Company_X is evil!" is about as bad as "Ugh I hate paywalls" in terms of distracting meta-commentary on links. Preaching to the choir.
- k__ 11y agoEvery of those pseudo-sharing company is distasteful. Sharing should work without for-profits.
- nosuchthing 11y agoInfrastructure 'aint just gonna build itself.
- arielm 11y agoI agree. I also wouldn't really call them sharing... Who's sharing? We're paying for a service. Nothing else.
- eridius 11y agoI haven't tried Flywheel, but I ditched Uber a long time ago and switched to Lyft. How does Flywheel compare?
- icodestuff 11y agoI've had 2 taxi drivers steal my credit card info in the past 2 years and taxis are still more expensive than Uber or Lyft, even through Flywheel. Polite is great and all, but I've never had a Lyft driver steal my credit card info.
- benchtobedside 11y agoEvery experience I've had with Flywheel in SF has been terrible (sample size: 4). Each time the taxi has been slow to arrive, up to twice as expensive, taken bizarre routes and the drivers were just as rude as every other taxi. I'd rather take the bus than give Flywheel my money to be honest.