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Super shuttle was too expensive for what it was. For less than twice the cost I could schedule a town car. For a single rider the shuttle was cheaper, but for me it was always to log. And I was shocked when I saw two and three people groups take the shuttle. The turning point for me was when the shuttle refused to take the faster hov lane.
Any guesses as to why?
> In November, Lyft, Uber and taxis were relegated to a pickup lot next to Terminal 1; travelers can either walk there or wait for an airport shuttle to ferry them. I really hate cities that do this.
> In November, Lyft, Uber and taxis were relegated to a pickup lot next to Terminal 1; travelers can either walk there or wait for an airport shuttle to ferry them. I really hate cities that do this.
If and only if there's a decent public transit alternative (train, metro, etc.) from the original terminal to the city then I really like cities that do this. That's rarely the case in the US and isn't at all at LAX, for now, but hopefully that will change within the decade.
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That’s good for you and for Lyft, if you’re going to protest an extra person because you barely all fit, you’re not a good candidate for shared rides.
I was more bothered by the incentives which require you to spend forever waiting for a driver to figure out how to read a map, locate people, while also being unsafely crammed into a sedan. All because the driver wants to make a few more dollars. Which he could have earned more via tip and a positive review. But mostly is the massive time variability as they could accept multiple rides on the way and reroute each tim…
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I love Lyft but I took a shared lyft for the first time and the driver did three circles around a busy block trying to find a GPS dot (that never moved) that was obviously on the other side of the street, and after an extra 10min jammed an extra person in the car when we hardly fit, despite our protests. That was the last time I took a shared ride.
> jammed an extra person in the car when we hardly fit, despite our protests Are you talking about more people than seatbelts? Or just having three people across the back seat? If you choose pooled options ride-sharing companies go by the nominal capacity of the car, so four passengers plus the driver in a standard five-seater car.
Let's face it, Ridesharing ate their lunch. I was a religious SuperShuttle user until Lyft showed up - it usually cost me roughly the same amount to take a Lyft shared, I didn't have to wait on the right van to show up, and instead of winding through taking a half dozen other people home first, it often takes me straight home, or at most with a couple of stops. It's a hard world for traditional scheduled taxiing to b…
* are often forbidden directly at airport gates
* you need an US sim phone card for phone apps. As a non US person I usually don't have that before traveling to the USA ;(
Let's face it, Ridesharing ate their lunch. I was a religious SuperShuttle user until Lyft showed up - it usually cost me roughly the same amount to take a Lyft shared, I didn't have to wait on the right van to show up, and instead of winding through taking a half dozen other people home first, it often takes me straight home, or at most with a couple of stops. It's a hard world for traditional scheduled taxiing to b…
yeah but Lyft and Uber * are often forbidden directly at airport gates * you need an US sim phone card for phone apps. As a non US person I usually don't have that before traveling to the USA ;(
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You can schedule an Uber ahead of time.
That's not what scheduling an Uber actually does, though. "The Scheduled Rides feature allows you to select a 10 minute window for a driver to come pick you up. At the start of the window, the app will send out a ride request on your behalf." So if you "schedule a ride" at 7pm, it is exactly the same as just using the app manually at 6:50pm. There is absolutely nothing remotely close to a guarantee that anyone will y…
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The one reason I take super shuttle to the airport is because I can schedule it ahead and I can at least be certain they will do whatever they can to honor the reservation. While for now uber/lyft are probably available often enough there is no guarantee that one is going to be available especially if you are flying very early or late.
You can schedule an Uber ahead of time.
Super shuttle was too expensive for what it was. For less than twice the cost I could schedule a town car. For a single rider the shuttle was cheaper, but for me it was always to log. And I was shocked when I saw two and three people groups take the shuttle. The turning point for me was when the shuttle refused to take the faster hov lane.
> when the shuttle refused to take the faster hov lane Any guesses as to why?
Granted, if you're alert, the HOV lane can offer some median space to swerve into.