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The 7 Worst U.S. Airports for Uber and Lyft (2022)

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge , Travel/Wanderlust 1 year, 5 months ago

Uber and the Airport

Rideshares have become a main staple in our transportation economy over the last few years and we tend to take them for granted. Most of the time it is easy to hail an Uber or Lyft, simply pull out your phone, tap a couple of buttons, and voila you have a personal driver at your command. However, some airports have been slow to adopt rideshares, forcing travelers to pay exorbitant fees or walk over 15 minutes, with luggage in tow, to a parking garage.

The Ride Gurus have rounded up the worst U.S. airports for rideshare transportation and while we …

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Uber Expands Safety Suite

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 5 months ago

Uber seems more determined than ever to prove that they are a safe platform for both drivers and riders. After announcing a brand new safety platform this summer, Uber is already expanding their safety efforts, announcing another new suite of safety features last week. Uber’s newest product suite contains 3 major features, Road Safety, Intersection Safety, and Record My Drive. We are here to detail each of these new features and how they work.

 

Road Safety; Reducing Left Turns

In a unique update to the app, Uber has improved their in-app navigation system to suggest fewer left-hand turns. According to …

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The New and Improved Lyft Pink Membership

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 6 months ago

We have written about Lyft's membership program, Lyft Pink, in the past but recently Lyft has revamped their program with new benefits AND a lower subscription price! Here is everything you need to know about the new and improved Lyft Pink program.

Lyft Pink is Lyft’s paid membership program that allows riders to enjoy member-exclusive savings and preferred experiences when using Lyft’s services. According to Lyft, “Lyft Pink members can ride like VIPs, every time they ride, now for $9.99 per month, or $99 annually. Members get faster pickups at no extra cost with complimentary upgrades to Priority Pickup …

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How much money do Uber drivers make?

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 6 months ago

Are you looking to become a rideshare driver and wondering how much money you can earn? Look no further, we have some answers for you!

The amount you can earn depends on which service you are looking to drive for and which city you'd be operating in. With RideGuru, you can see the big picture of how much drivers earn for each service.

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Here's how you can use RideGuru to compare driver payout between different rideshare services!

1. Type in your TO and FROM addresses into our Fare Comparison Calculator or download our iphone …

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How long do you have to rate your Uber driver?

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 6 months ago

How long do you have to rate an uber driver

In the world of customer service, there are always great service providers, who go above and beyond, bad service providers, who seem like they’d rather be on vacation, and everything in between. One of the nice things about rideshare platforms is the ability to rate. Not only can a passenger rate their driver, but the drivers can also rate the passengers. No one wants a bad driver or a bad passenger; they’re both miserable. 

Rating scales for both Uber and Lyft are one to five stars. It is custom to always give 5 stars unless your ride was less than …

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