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I have found exactly that: Lyft drivers are happier. I had an Uber driver coerce me into rating him a few weeks ago, while I was in his car. He had a BS reason
by bbulkow 11y ago
I have found exactly that: Lyft drivers are happier.
I had an Uber driver coerce me into rating him a few weeks ago, while I was in his car. He had a BS reason for wanting the rating now, it was just a ploy to get 5 stars. He was also insanely talkative. Uber might be a little more professional, but one is also playing the odds.
Right now, I check Lyft first, and take that if available. Unless I'm in a downtown area, then I will check an actual taxi app ( flywheel or yotaxi in SF ). If the lyft cars are sparse, I take uber. Just so I can keep mixing it up and trying different services.
( Flywheel has a terrible new design where they ask you for a "guarenteed tip" before the car is called. I tried to bail out of that - I don't like tipping in general, and I really don't like tipping before I can judge the service ), and I was charged $6 for cancelling. Whoa. No wonder people don't like Taxis.
- hspak 11y agoI find that most drivers (that I've had) in SF drive for both Lyft and Uber so it feels wrong to say Lyft drivers are "happier", but I'm just a single data point.
- pbreit 11y agoThat's conventional wisdom but I don't think really accurate. While drivers may be set up for both, they typically favor one.
- junker101 11y agoSince Lyft actually 'supports' the ability for riders to tip their driver, I would suspect the same person is always happier when their fair is using Lyft's app.
- fapjacks 11y agoDing ding ding! Free money usually makes people happier than no free money. I exclusively use Lyft, and talk to my drivers all the time. They also say Lyft riders are better than Uber riders. Not sure if free money plays into that, but I guess so.
- adt2bt 11y agoI have the same experience in Seattle
- cpks 11y agoI absolutely hate tips in Lyft. I wish the service just cost 15% more. The Uber experience is just slicker. Hit a button, get in, get out, and the only impediment is rating. Tips, you have to guess amount ($1? 15%? 20%?) and it's always an extra step. I'd be 100% Lyft if they killed tips or let you opt out of tips/opt into recommended tips. Or if they were very optional. But they feel obligatory. I wouldn't mind the ability to pay extra.
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- joeblau 11y agoYou should definitely report that driver. While most of the experiences I've had a really good; there are some bad actors in the system and reporting them helps identify who they are.
- SilasX 11y agoYeah, nothing stops you from making a follow-up comment after the ride, which they will care about.
- kolinko 11y agoWhy flywheel or yotaxi? Is it because they can ride on the Market st?