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I actually started using Uber when it was Uber Black only (might have had a different name) for that exact reason. if you worked or lived in a rough part of tow
by slownews45 5y ago
I actually started using Uber when it was Uber Black only (might have had a different name) for that exact reason. if you worked or lived in a rough part of town, you COULD NOT get cab service - period. So I happily paid far MORE than cab service to get there or back. The uber I used was all TCP drivers only so was expensive.
My female roommate once had to walk from the marina to edge of outer mission to get home late at night because on weekends you could not get cabs and/or they wouldn't take you places that they didn't like. It was that or stay at some ultra sketch guys house or hang in a park till buses started again.
Just ridiculous - they wouldn't even do weekend only medallions to lighten load - so some commission was def. bought by the taxi cartel type folks.
Was so glad when uber came along. you could get rid of your car, no if (or if not) you'd be picked up etc.
And yes - the "broken" CC machine - the Taxi commission was busy making sure there were too few medallions and no gypsy cabs, but did diddly squat to enforce any other rules (ie, discrimination in pickups, CC machines working, lost property handling). The statistical chance that every other business seems to be able to operate CC machine, and these guys, in a regulated and licensed business could not, was just ridiculous.
Corrupt through and through.
- jaredsohn 5y ago>I actually started using Uber when it was Uber Black only Think it was UberCab.
- arthurcolle 5y agoYeah, you are right - check these out! https://thenextweb.com/news/ubers-first-ever-blog-posts-are-a-fascinating-read https://thenextweb.com/news/ubers-first-ever-blog-posts-are-...
- slownews45 5y agoThat was it. It was also all fully licensed chauffer type drivers (all the vehicles were pretty much town cars with TCP numbers etc) so service initially was so ridiculously better than cabs it wasn't even close. The drivers they had (initially) were used to talking rich execs around - so everything was leather and usually pretty dressed up. Then SF started in on "rider / consumer protection" and weirdly the drivers became just random / unlicensed folks! Literally, uberCab was amazing, then San Francisco started fighting Uber and before you know it the cars were random / drivers random etc.
- brutus1213 5y agoFor Manhattan only travel, I think the yellow cabs are a superior solution to Uber/Lyft. It is non-trivial sometimes to track down your particular car. So, Manhattan is the exception where I don't use rideshare. One exception is when it rains... then, finding a free taxi is pretty rough .. so ridesharing wins that one.
- s0rce 5y agoI was visiting DC for a wedding and in busy nightlife areas it was way easier to flag down a cab then figure out which of 10 cars pulled over is your uber.
- devoutsalsa 5y agoI’ve stepped into the wrong dark colored, ride share Prius before XD
- dnautics 5y agoImagine being a Prius drives who isn't even a rideshare driver who has to contend with drunk, often entitled a-holes (not saying you were one) assuming their car is an Uber.
- ramphastidae 5y agoThat’s why the app tells you the license plate number :)
- Cederfjard 5y agoWhy is Prius such a prevalent car for ridesharing? It hits some kind of sweet spot?
- numpad0 5y agoGas mileage and reliability?
- devoutsalsa 5y ago
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