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  How long do the batteries on these scooters from Bird, Lyft, Lime last on a single charge? How far can I travel and for how long?

  Planning to use it in Austin to get around all day. How long do those batteries last? Should I be …
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  What will happen if a scooter (think Lime, Uber Bird or Lyft) runs out of charge while the user is driving it?

  I also cannot sleep thinking about what happens when it dies mid trip.
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  Is it true that drivers avoid turning on the A/C to save on fuel costs? Won't that hurt their ratings?

  I saw this article about drivers hypermiling and not wanting to use air conditioning.  I was thinking drivers do NOT …
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  Why are Uber and Lyft drivers angry and protesting? Didn't Uber and Lyft mean for these jobs to be part-time and as a side hustle?

  I have been seeing a pattern. People who are part-time and treating this as a side gig are not complaining. …

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   2 years ago in  Can Uber and Lyft Fully Recover from the Pandemic? [RideshareGuy]

  this challenges their business model though. you'd think the supply and demand balance will prevail but there are obviously cases where it just doesn't work. If anything this showed me that the regulated taxis are needed (more so than whether uber will be gone)

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   2 years ago in  Drivers, put your mask on even when there are no passengers. Please.

  Every post and infographic has a bias, and for this one, I think it's obvious the "70%" bit. What this image is trying to convey is "if you may have covid, please wear a mask."  The other two numbers are there for effect.

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   3 years ago in  Do you think Uber and Lyft will follow through on their threat to go dark in California?

  One correction. Uber's business model is to rip off drivers AND riders. They charge whatever they want to the passengers now - whatever they are willing to pay. Business riders get charged more for example.

  What's worse, the drivers still get paid the contracted amount (per distance and time) regardless of how much overcharging happens.

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   3 years ago in  Schools are trying to use Uber as buses for student transportation

  Uber Freight can be used for school buses, sure.

  This may actually not be a bad idea, as the school buses take very specific routes every day on a schedule. 

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   3 years ago in  I Am Temporarily (I Hope!) De-Activated Because Lyft Support Is Stupid! Lyft Says My Background Check Is Ongoing But If They Look - I Was APPROVED TWO MONTHS AGO!

  It's like Trump's tax returns permanently being under audit.

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   3 years ago in  Can Uber and Lyft drivers recover from a one-star review?

  Uber only looks at the prior 500 rides, so if you do 500 rides, it'll fall off.  ...but as long as you are a courteous driver, a one-star rating will average out to nothing way before that.

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   3 years ago in  Do you think Uber and Lyft will follow through on their threat to go dark in California?

  Yeah, this defeats the whole purpose of the gig economy and the on-demand workforce. I don't know whom to blame anymore or whom to cheer for.

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   4 years ago in  Uber founder Travis Kalanick has reportedly raised $400 million for his next act from Saudi Arabia.

  I am sure he is selling out Uber and also our country.

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   4 years ago in  New York City extends its cap on new Uber and Lyft vehicles [The Verge]

  We are all slaves of the rich. Every move by these entities is designed to suck the wealth out of us directly into their pockets.

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   4 years ago in  What will happen if a scooter (think Lime, Uber Bird or Lyft) runs out of charge while the user is driving it?

  Sweet. Thanks.

  -John

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   4 years ago in  What will happen if a scooter (think Lime, Uber Bird or Lyft) runs out of charge while the user is driving it?

  Thanks. Total newbie. I didn't even know you can check the battery before the ride. Do you know if that appears on the app or do I have to pick it up first to check?

  All I know is that I heard scooters are great in Austin. Gonna give it a shot.

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   4 years ago in  How do you politely tell a Uber driver to slow down?

  I say, "Hey, man, thanks, but I am not in a hurry." then maybe add, "can you slow it down a little."

  I am trying to think of how the drivers think.  I guess the most uncomfortable thing is that they maybe a bit embarrassed, but I don't think it's bad as you think.

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   4 years ago in  Real article: Uber's search for a female CEO has been narrowed down to 3 men

  They instead hired some Chief HR officer as a female and then blamed all the sexism stuff and fired her.  Am I remembering that correctly?

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