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Richard Bagdonas2 days ago2 min read

I drank & ended up in the back of a Sheriff’s car

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Eric SpiegelmanMar 15 min read

Regulating the Safety of Taxicabs and Uber and Lyft Cars by Algorithm

A few months ago I plugged a device called “Automatic” into the diagnostics port hidden under my car’s steering wheel, and it’s been collecting data about my driving habits and the health of my car’s engine…

Kelly DessaintDec 2, 20151 min read

Taxis Neglect the Disabled

Driver 8

I Believe in the Public Service of Taxi Driving

Since I went to Ruach Graffis’s taxi school, who is wheelchair-bound herself, a large protion of the class was devoted to studying the American Disabilities Act and how to interact respectfully with the disabled. The way I looked at it, I’d been driving drunks who were pretty…

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Alex SacKDec 2, 2015

Lyft vs. Taxi Thunderdome

Lauren Smiley

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Driver 8, how do you feel about acting as shill for Libertarian vampires and hedge funds to suck the life out of yet another middle income profession, as you personally exacerbate the race to the bottom via unfair competition, and all while undercutting public safety and the environment?

Lou KernerJan 167 min read

A Look At The Data: Uber Is Losing Share To Lyft Across The U.S. and Via in NYC

There have been lots of stories written comparing the ridesharing services Uber and Lyft. The bottom line after reading these stories is that the two services are largely similar. Maybe Uber…

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Alex SacKDec 2, 2015

Lyft vs. Taxi Thunderdome

Lauren Smiley

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Driver 8, what will you do once your sub-prime loan “rideshare” starts needing brakes, etc. after you’ve racked up 200+ miles a day? Do you have money from your meager returns from driving LyftPool to keep your car safe to the public? Or will you drive without brakes?

SherpaShareAug 6, 20156 min read

“Tell the attorneys they can pander their anti-free market rhetoric elsewhere” — Why most Uber drivers are speaking out in support of staying 1099.

Published Thursday August 6th, 2015

Nicole Dieker in The BillfoldJan 83 min read

Are Rideshare Drivers Dropping Rides to Take Advantage of Surge Pricing?

This is the natural…

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Alison BlairMar 293 min read

10 Reasons to be an Uber or Lyft Driver — Even if you are Rich

Above all else, nothing is beneath you. Being a driver — even just once — can be a humbling experience.
It’s cool to see the other side of things. While you may use these services plenty to get…

Kelly DessaintDec 2, 20151 min read

Kelly, you had brought up that a couple industries around cabs also were tanking as well — like…

Lauren Smiley

Pity The Doormen

I’ve heard that hotel doormen are making less — approximately $100 a night — since they aren’t putting people into as many cabs anymore and receiving tips from the hotel guests. If the car just shows up, there’s no need for the doorman.

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