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Slow Down: Back to School Means Sharing the Road!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 8 months, 3 weeks ago

It is almost that time of year again. The kids are gearing up to go back to school, and the big yellow school buses will be driving their familiar routes twice a day. Sadly, this also means more vehicle accidents due to drivers not paying attention to the back-to-school traffic flow. School bus safety is important and pertains to the children riding them, the parents placing their trust with the bus drivers, and the other drivers on the road. All school buses have safety features to keep kids safe while they ride, but it is very important that drivers are …

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Will Lyft Ditch Bikes and Scooters?

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 9 months ago

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On Monday, July 24, Lyft announced they were exploring “options” for their bike and scooter division. Most importantly, they hinted at a possible sale or new strategic partnership for their Bike and scooter business. Lyft currently owns the largest bikeshare networks in North America including New York City and Washington, D.C.’s systems.

 

In a short blog post, Lyft stated that is has “received strong inbound interest” in their bikes and scooters business. Lyft continued the post describing their successful program, “Last week alone, riders took over 1.4 million bike rides across our US network. As a leading …

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Save with Uber Eats this Summer

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 9 months, 1 week ago

 

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This summer Uber eats is offering weekly deals at select stores and restaurants to help you save on those tasty vacation eats! They are calling it their “Summer Eatscation” and it is taking place across the US.

We have compiled all the deals throughout the coming weeks in one place so you can better plan your tasty summer snacks. Keep checking back in on your Uber Eats app though as more deals are supposedly coming from brands like Miller’s Ale House, Boston Market, Lou Malnati’s, CVS, Sunny & Fines Walgreens, Van Leeuwen and more!

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How to use Uber Rent

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 9 months, 2 weeks ago

 

Uber Rent is Uber’s rental car feature, allowing users to reserve a rental car directly through the Uber app. Through partnerships with Avis and Hertz, Uber app users can easily book rental cars in every city in the US and in some select UK cities.

In order to be able to reserve a car with Uber Rent you must have a valid driver’s license, use a payment method that matches your identity, and be of the minimum age set by the 3rd party rental car company (each rental car company has their own minimum age). Uber Rent also requires that …

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Traveling to Europe? Check out these new 2023 European Uber offerings!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge , Travel/Wanderlust 10 months ago


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Summer is one of the busiest times for travel and Uber wants to help make your trip seamless. This summer Uber is expanding their services in 6 popular European countries to better help travelers get where they need to go. From Mallorca to Sicily, Uber has your back with these new options:

Uber in Greece

In Greece, Uber has added Uber Taxi in Athens and has expanded Comfort, Van, and Taxi options through the gorgeous Greek isles, including Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes and Corfu. These offerings will be bookable both on demand as well as in advance, so …

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