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$116.50, +1 for a new metrocard Uber beats subway by $16.50; or three and a bit uberpools/month But there is the whole: subway = nuclear power = low carbon footprint vs uber = dead dinosaurs.
Does the NYC Subway really run on nuclear power? I had no idea, but that is cool.
I live in Manhattan. This is a rip off. The Uber Pool rides can take up to an hour sometimes, they drop off and pick up up to five people on your way. Uber if you are reading this, everyone in NYC realizes what a waste of time Uber Pool is.
Is this one of those 'nobody uses this, it's too crowded' situations?
Before you get all excited about this, it's ONLY UberPOOL and your destination must start and end in Manhattan. So if you use this to commute for two weeks you're paying 10 (edit: obviously 100/20 = 5, it's early. leave me alone) dollars flat for a cab ride that you share and will take longer than normal because of the overhead of splitting the ride. There are certainly some people for whom this will be cost effectiv…
I took one into the city once to try it out. Normally a 20 minute drive, we stopped and picked up 2 other fares. They both got dropped off before me (which is insane), and it ended up taking over an hour.
The worst part? The drive told me that if we dropped off one and another came up, he'd have to pick that up too before dropping me off.
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$116.50, +1 for a new metrocard Uber beats subway by $16.50; or three and a bit uberpools/month But there is the whole: subway = nuclear power = low carbon footprint vs uber = dead dinosaurs.
Does the NYC Subway really run on nuclear power? I had no idea, but that is cool.
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Does the NYC Subway really run on nuclear power? I had no idea, but that is cool.
Probably half nuclear: http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=NY#tabs-4
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$116.50, +1 for a new metrocard Uber beats subway by $16.50; or three and a bit uberpools/month But there is the whole: subway = nuclear power = low carbon footprint vs uber = dead dinosaurs.
There's also the whole: subway = not air conditioned and miserable, uber = air conditioned and comfortable. Also, as a Hudson Valley resident for most of my life, Indian Point and nuclear power in general is a huge concern for me.
Unlimited uberPOOL in Manhattan/2 weeks ($100 fee)
Unlimited uberPOOL in Manhattan/4 weeks ($200 fee)
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"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." -- Yogi Berra
That quote only makes sense if the only traffic in Manhattan were Uber cars, which it most definitely is not.
Before you get all excited about this, it's ONLY UberPOOL and your destination must start and end in Manhattan. So if you use this to commute for two weeks you're paying 10 (edit: obviously 100/20 = 5, it's early. leave me alone) dollars flat for a cab ride that you share and will take longer than normal because of the overhead of splitting the ride. There are certainly some people for whom this will be cost effectiv…
Also, uberpool is terrible. Can easily make a 20 minute ride 60 minutes depending on how many other fares they pick up/drop off on the way. I took one into the city once to try it out. Normally a 20 minute drive, we stopped and picked up 2 other fares. They both got dropped off before me (which is insane), and it ended up taking over an hour. The worst part? The drive told me that if we dropped off one and another ca…
I would rather pay the extra for UberX now (or whatever it is called) instead of UberPool