Their leverage is that you can't request another ride until either the rider or driver cancels the current request. I was late to work and wanted to request an

Their leverage is that you can't request another ride until either the rider or driver cancels the current request. I was late to work and wanted to request another Lyft driver -- Uber was surging. After I canceled the hail, Lyft starting surging, as well. I ended up taking the subway to work.