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I don't have any data to back up my anecdote, but here in Austin, Lyft seems to be much more popular than Uber, and both are more popular than taxis. My friend

by roldie 11y ago

I don't have any data to back up my anecdote, but here in Austin, Lyft seems to be much more popular than Uber, and both are more popular than taxis. My friends and I all prefer Lyft as riders. This is due to equal if not higher availability, and limited surge pricing compared to Uber. Drivers have been pretty friendly as well. I always ask the driver if they drive for both, and which they prefer. Every driver I've had has preferred Lyft due to it giving more back money back to the driver, a strong driver community, and simpler onboarding process. Some of this could be due to city culture, where Austin seems to line up much more with Lyft's character than New York.

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imbeau 11y ago
Same story in Boston, except that most of my friends still take Uber. I've had far better experiences riding with Lyft drivers and the drivers seem to enjoy working with Lyft a lot more. Uber is my backup option now if there are no Lyfts available.
llamataboot 11y ago
Here in Minneapolis, Lyft seems more popular among my crowd, but people still use "Uber" for the verb a lot. Like at least once a week I hear some variation on: Person 1: "Are we ubering to the game tonight?" Person 2: "Yeah, I'll call a lyft in like 10 minutes" Which to me is really interesting from a linguistic standpoint. (Both that Uber became a verb so quick, and that it is becoming a generic term already). Incidentally, I've heard people say "lyfting" as well, but that always has referred to getting an actual Lyft, whereas "ubering" seems to refer to both just fine.
erikpukinskis 11y ago
Lyft/Uber seem to split on the Friendly/Professional preference, so it makes sense to me that Uber would do better in cities like New York and Boston while Lyft does better in cities like Austin and Minneapolis. I've heard many people say they like Uber because the drivers shut up and have nice cars. I've heard other people say they like Lyft because the drivers are friendly people in normal cars and it feels more like a friend giving you a ride.

by roldie 11y ago

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imbeau 11y ago

Same story in Boston, except that most of my friends still take Uber. I've had far better experiences riding with Lyft drivers and the drivers seem to enjoy working with Lyft a lot more. Uber is my backup option now if there are no Lyfts available.

llamataboot 11y ago

Here in Minneapolis, Lyft seems more popular among my crowd, but people still use "Uber" for the verb a lot. Like at least once a week I hear some variation on: Person 1: "Are we ubering to the game tonight?" Person 2: "Yeah, I'll call a lyft in like 10 minutes" Which to me is really interesting from a linguistic standpoint. (Both that Uber became a verb so quick, and that it is becoming a generic term already). Incidentally, I've heard people say "lyfting" as well, but that always has referred to getting an actual Lyft, whereas "ubering" seems to refer to both just fine.

erikpukinskis 11y ago

Lyft/Uber seem to split on the Friendly/Professional preference, so it makes sense to me that Uber would do better in cities like New York and Boston while Lyft does better in cities like Austin and Minneapolis. I've heard many people say they like Uber because the drivers shut up and have nice cars. I've heard other people say they like Lyft because the drivers are friendly people in normal cars and it feels more like a friend giving you a ride.