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+1 for 'it was an unpleasant ride'. I think that's the biggest friction point many ride sharing apps face.
by danesparza 10y ago
+1 for 'it was an unpleasant ride'. I think that's the biggest friction point many ride sharing apps face.
- nashashmi 10y agoSubways are also an unpleasant ride at the moment. But if it is cheap enough, why not?
- johansch 10y agoSubways are primarily unpleasant because of the (worst parts of the) clientele, not because of the rider density. Just the simple act of requiring riders to have a credit card will get rid of >90% of the unpleasant co-riders.
- ryanx435 10y agoWhat is the point of public transportation if you don't want the public to use it?
- mojowo11 10y agoRiding in an Uber Pool has always been perfectly pleasant for me. Quiet and awkward in some cases, but not unpleasant. Some basic restrictions about not cramming people into the vehicle like it's a clown car should alleviate most concerns about unpleasantness, I'd think.
- randyrand 10y agoI took an uber pool on a normally 30 minute drive. It took 1.15 hours. Made 4 other pickups and drop offs on our way back. I'm okay when ride sharing means 30% longer trip times. But 150% longer was too much for me.
- dx034 10y agoHow does that work? I've never experienced more than 2 riders (each 1-2 people) on a ride, and thought they wouldn't do that? In that case I'd definitely contact Uber. Sounds like the driver didn't drive as he was supposed to.
- randyrand 10y agoSorry if that was unclear. 2 pickups, 2 drop offs. I wanted to make clear that we didn't just pick the people up. But they were both dropped off first too. Worse yet, the other destinations meant that for my 20 mile drive, we drove through residential the whole time.