Sounds really interesting but will it be available for 2 doors cars (like a mustang)?
Yes
Awesome!
Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
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Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#72No driver background checks or vehicle inspections, per the TOS [0]: "The Carpool Platform is operated by Clara Rides, Inc., not Lyft, Inc. Clara Rides, Inc. is not a Transportation Network Company or a transportation service. Clara Rides and Lyft do not conduct criminal background checks on Carpool Drivers, perform vehicle inspections on vehicles used for Carpool Rides, or provide insurance for Carpool Rides." [0] h…
No insurance is a huge red flag to me
I suppose they can't offer insurance because the insurance company didn't know how to compute the price. In other words, because Lyft is doing something very different than what has happened for the previous 6 or so years, the insurance industry doesn't know how to react.
Sounds like an opportunity to me.
Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you mean by "carpooling does not provide an income to the driver"? I honestly wouldn't pick up people without compensation, especially for longer distances. So you just charge riders and the driver gets nothing? I'm curious because I'm planning on starting a similar venture in my home country.
Sorry, the correct word to use there would be profit. The driver does get paid, just not enough to exceed the operating cost of the vehicle and parking, which in Vancouver is roughly $0.58 per km.
That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#74I don't drive or live in the bay area. What sort of typical time savings does the carpool lane give you?
During my morning commute I sit in traffic in the regular (non carpool lane) for about 5-10 minutes, whereas the carpool lane passes right by with no traffic. I am only on this stretch for about a mile. So imagine about 5-10 minutes/mile saved as an example.
It really depends on the area though. I am referring to the 85/101 merge near all the Google exits.
Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#75Neat that a "ridesharing" company is finally helping people actually share rides. I imagine something like this would be a lot easier for municipal governments to swallow, compared to the current "not a cab but yes it's actually a cab" model.
They already had lyft line. That's not a cab model.
Not exactly but it is pretty "cab-like", in that the driver is still independent of the passengers. It's basically an easier way of sharing a cab.
Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#76I liked this when Uber did it last September. https://newsroom.uber.com/ubercommute/ it's great to see Lyft picking up from a great idea.
Just curious, do you work for Uber? The rest of your comments seem to be berating Lyft, haha
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Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#77A few notes on items I find a bit strange here. 1. To get from the East Bay to SF in the carpool lane you need 2 passengers (3 people total - or a car that only seats two) 2. The East Bay already has a pretty nice system for this called the Casual Carpool which is probably its biggest competition. The Casual Carpool is just a bunch of spots (usually BART Stations) where drivers can stop and pick up a few other passen…
The largest such system I'm aware of is slugging in the DC area (particularly along the 95/395 corridor to Pentagon/downtown): at various parking lots, a driver pulls up to a line of people, says they have 3 slots and is heading to the Pentagon (say), and 3 people pile in and get to ride the HOV to the Pentagon.
It's entirely free, almost entirely grassroots (governments occasionally ask that the pick-ups/drop-offs move slightly), and remarkably safe (1 known incident in >30 years). Having grown up in the area, I was surprised when I casually made reference to it to someone not in the area and they had no idea what I was talking about.
Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#78Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
Existing, old school carpool programs don't check to see if drivers have insurance, so how is this anything new?
Existing, old school carpool programs aren't paying their drivers, either. Which means it isn't commercial use. Which means your regular auto insurance covers it. Unlike this.
Pretty sure normal insurance covers giving rides so long as you don't profit -- that is, as long as your compensation is no more than the cost of giving the ride, at which point it would become commercial activity, with a different risk profile.
Re: Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute
#80It seems the natural progression of this service is not paying each other $5-$10 for a ride, but some sort of service that allowed getting and giving credits for sharing rides. Most of us in the bay area have cars (because public transportation is stinking horrible). I want more to lessen my burden on the environment/save money on gas by sharing the road. A more natural pair would be to easily find people who share m…
Why is it preferable for the "credits" to be in units other than currency?