Uber?
September 11th, 2015 at 3:44:36 PM permalink | |
Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 | There's nothing EB's wife could do to me that's worse than a DUI in NY. What's the word on this in more rural areas? I can totally understand the Chippewa scene in d/t Buffalo being doable and profitable. But where I live...? Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
September 11th, 2015 at 4:27:36 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
A few years back, before Uber stared to hit, buddies and I went to Salamanca Casino. We stayed at a nearby ski resort town, I forget the name. When my buddy called to see about taxis he was told the market was tight and the lady said if someone wanted to run a taxi service they would make a fortune. That is hearsay to the second degree so take it for what it is worth, your mileage may vary. The President is a fink. |
September 11th, 2015 at 4:40:26 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Everybody is different. When I had a passenger, I never exceeded the speed limit. Yet people told me all the time to slow down. Just as many told me to go faster. They said I followed people too closely when I wasn't. They said I was running red lights when they were yellow. Others would scream for me to go even though it was a red light. They urged me to pass people when it was a no passing zone. They wanted me to try and beat the train so they wouldn't have to sit there. They encouraged me to do U turns, which are illegal everywhere. In general, people who get rides and seldom to never drive, which is 95% of cab and Uber customers, have no idea what real good or bad driving is. I got one ticket as a cab driver, for speeding on the freeway while delivering a kidney to the U of M medical facility. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 11th, 2015 at 7:25:58 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/13dd9efa-58bd-11e5-a28b-50226830d644.html#axzz3lU8uABEX Holy cow, Uber is coming to Vegas. The state passed a law that share companies can pick up hailed fares in NV, so that means they can sit in cab stands with regular cabs. It's already hard to make living in Vegas because there are too many cabs, so now there will be hundreds more all going for the same business. I wonder what a guy who's been driving 12 hour shifts for 10 years will do when he see's cab stand full of non taxi cars. Last year I took a cab from the car rental to DT and the lady driver said I was her 2nd fare in 8 hours of driving, on a 12 hour shift. This was in May, a busy month. She told me cab driving in Vegas gets worse every year because they keep adding more and more cabs, there are 6 companies now. Some days she makes just enough to pay her op's and makes nothing for herself. Onto this scene come Uber and Lyft. Won't they be popular targets. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 11th, 2015 at 7:39:51 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Sounds like a good excuse for speeding if I ever heard one. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
September 11th, 2015 at 7:47:09 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Maybe this is going off on a tangent, but let's say you want to take a cab from the Mirage to the Wynn. These two casino are very close to each other. Front door to front door is a half mile tops. Of course most people would walk it but you're lazy. Now let's say there is a huge line of taxis at the Mirage and you know they are all hoping for a nice long ride. If you grab a cab you totally screw the driver you get because he waited a long time for a half mile fare. However, every other cab behind him benefits because they moved up one position. In other words, you do a good thing for all cab drivers as a whole, but screw one particular one. The question is, should you feel good about yourself for supporting the cab business in general, or bad because your driver got screwed on a short ride. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
September 11th, 2015 at 7:48:03 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
The cops retort as he wrote the ticket was "They'll live if you get there 10 min later than you would have by speeding." I'm sure he was right. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 11th, 2015 at 7:57:10 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
A cab driver understands how the business works. It's totally random, it all works out in the end. I would tell all new drivers to never look at how much they make on a daily basis, or a weekly basis, but do it once a month. It's freakishly uncanny that you'll make the same amount every month, give or take, depending on the season. The super good fares always more than make up for the super bad ones. As we know, that's how random works. Uber and Lyft will throw a giant monkey wrench into the business, it won't be a pretty picture. How will that work if they can pick up hailed fares. The person who gets in will have to have the app and call after they get in. What a pain that will be. There is so much room for cheating, the driver will say don't call and I'll take you for a cheaper price and cut Uber out of it's commission. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 11th, 2015 at 8:03:32 PM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4459 |
When I am in that spot where the driver gets a short trip from me after a long wait in the cab line I always provide a large tip usually about the same or even sometimes more than the fare. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
September 11th, 2015 at 8:28:05 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
Midway Airport, Chicago. I tried to cab it for a super short ride, 3 blocks to the Hampton Inn Cab driver said no pointed me to the hotel bustop I didn't feel like waiting for. I waited for the Bus Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |