Also, the rate the drivers get is pretty much inversely related to the rates the consumer has been seeing. I've heard from many drivers that their pay has drop

Also, the rate the drivers get is pretty much inversely related to the rates the consumer has been seeing. I've heard from many drivers that their pay has dropped considerably podt-IPO. When the services were trying to corner the market with investor money, they subsidized both consumer and driver. Now that money has dried up and the services are predictably squeezing both sides of the equation.