If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.
Or not?
“It was absolutely no problem tonight. We got one in three minutes,”
That’s the effect surge pricing will have on the situation. Other drivers who need money more will make use of the increased rate.
Any rideshare driver hurting for cash ignores this. It’s not like they’re a union.
“I did a ride the other day, and she said she paid $102 for a 40-minute ride. I got $25, and that’s because I had a $5 bonus!” said Lyft driver Debora Williams. “It’s just ridiculous.”
Come on, cut out the middle man. They’re providing nothing of that value.
I’m not sure id just hire some random guy without some middleman providing me some kind of safe guard for being scammed
And how precisely does having an app any rando can download provide any safe guards? I can assure you their background checks are pure PR. These drivers are not employees, according to the company. What do you think happens when a driver assaults or robs someone? What makes you think that criminals wouldn’t just steal a phone from a driver and use that to get victims? The app provides no security other than theater.
The middle man is a millionaire who modified the law to cheat customers like you out of hundreds of dollars in the name of profit.
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Some guy who wants to buy food.
Like when using a normal taxi?
I’m not sure you know how taxis work
Maybe. Every time I used a taxi it was a random person I gave money when I arrived at the destination.
There’s still a central dispatching service the vast, vast majority of the time.
It’s a match making service. They also provide some nominal oversite. Are they abusing things? Absolutely.
Leaving the cab drivers going “YESSSS!”
