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Sure, in dense metros like NYC you can say each Uber/Lyft is replacing a cab ride. I won't argue with you there. But in the suburbs, using a cab was not a norma
by function_seven 9y ago
Sure, in dense metros like NYC you can say each Uber/Lyft is replacing a cab ride. I won't argue with you there. But in the suburbs, using a cab was not a normal thing to do, but using Uber or Lyft is.
Maybe I'm being too anecdotal, but I can only think of a couple of rides (out of dozens) where I would have called a cab had Lyft not been available.
Trying to get a cab ride from my house to a random place 15 miles away was a nightmare. Bad dispatch, no-show drivers, etc. Never really bothered after a few bad experiences, just designated a driver instead.
- cbcoutinho 9y agoI would totally agree with you there regarding getting to/from a random place. Getting to downtown from where I grew up was a cool half hour drive, and no cab would dare giving you a ride down there. In that way, Uber definitely added value to anyone who didn't want to park downtown for an evening. I just assumed that that was not the majority of ride-sharing usage, where most of the action was in NYC/LA where cab-usage was already relatively high.