Lyft

Shannacore · #1 04-25-2014, 04:30 PM

Is Lyft offered in your city?

It just came to Albuquerque yesterday. As a promotion, all rides are free for the next two weeks. Hellllllo downtown bar trips.

The concept is really neat. I have a friend who is a driver for Lyft - I will be curious to hear how his experience is.
Here's an article done by a guy who took a Lyft ride to work in Albuquerque this morning.

"The first step is downloading the Lyft app, which is easy to do. It shows the available cars in a city.
But at 8:15 this morning, there were no Lyft drivers available here. There weren’t any at 8:30. Or 8:45.
Then at 9 a.m., I hit the “Request Lyft” button, and immediately Carrie Ann Drinville’s picture showed up, as did a picture of her car. The app told me she was 18 minutes away and on her way.
But she had to choose me. A Lyft ride is a two-sided affair.
Unlike a traditional taxi, where you call and a cab is dispatched, Drinville saw my picture and was linked to my Facebook account.
There is a sense of trust that a driver and a passenger have to share when using Lyft. How do passengers know that they’re not getting into cars with a creeps? And how do drivers know they’re not picking up creeps?
“I’m curious, and I’m doing this on faith,” Drinville said. “But I had a picture of you. I don’t have to accept (a passenger), and I will rate you as a passenger and you rate me as a driver.”
That mutual rating system gives other drivers a chance to recognize creeps and not accept a ride."

heals4reals · #2 04-25-2014, 04:32 PM

I think you mistyped facebook.com

Shannacore · #3 04-25-2014, 04:32 PM

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I think you mistyped facebook.com

naw

Sirken · #4 04-25-2014, 05:42 PM

sounds a lot like Uber car service. its A+.

Laugher · #5 04-25-2014, 06:15 PM

Not sure how long its been here but its in Chicago as well, went to college with someone who started driving for this service recently (Logan Sq. Area iirc)

Zadrian · #6 04-25-2014, 08:50 PM

I was in Baltimore last week and saw all these pink mustaches. Had no fucking clue what was going on... Googled it and learned that it was this lift thing... The fuck is with pink mustaches?

Shannacore · #7 04-25-2014, 08:53 PM

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I was in Baltimore last week and saw all these pink mustaches. Had no fucking clue what was going on... Googled it and learned that it was this lift thing... The fuck is with pink mustaches?

Branding

Shannacore · #8 04-25-2014, 08:54 PM

They launched in 24 cities.... in 24 hours.... on April 24th....

Not sure if it's free for two weeks for every new city, but it might be! It's worth checking out.

Shannacore · #9 04-25-2014, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Zadrian [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was in Baltimore last week and saw all these pink mustaches. Had no fucking clue what was going on... Googled it and learned that it was this lift thing... The fuck is with pink mustaches?

ALSO, since all of the drivers use their own cars, it probably helps identify Lyft drivers from rapists.

Kazi · #10 04-25-2014, 09:08 PM

Uber and Lyft are terrible services that don't take care of their drivers. The drivers can't get commercial insurance, so if they get in an accident, they're not only unable to make a claim, Uber/Lyft will immediately drop them. Not such a big deal with Lyft which is for white people who want a hobby, but for Uber drivers with families, it's a big deal. There's a lot of other rank shit these guys pull. Bottom line: Don't support these shady businesses and instead call a cheap cab.