Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat

Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by crazypyro on Thursday December 04, 2014 @05:52PM (#8702219)

To be fair, you are basically describing a taxi service or professional driving service, word for word. The friendly, talkative atmosphere is exactly what Lyft is marketing towards. In fact, a comment directly below yours talks about how great the atmosphere is for them and how it feels like a true ride sharing service between friends.

One couldn't even argue the ride sharing between friends when you actively don't want to communicate with your driver....

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Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by mmagin on Thursday December 04, 2014 @06:20PM (#8702311)

It may be an introvert thing, but I find this similar to how I vastly prefer the self-checkout machines at the supermarket. I don't really want to expend the finite emotional energy I have on being fake-social with people I don't even know while I'm making a business transaction.

Although apparently Lyft is now available where I live, it's never even had the inclination to try their service (as a passenger) because I find actually meeting new people and having open-ended conversations with them quite exhausting and stressful. At least with UberX I am assured we can just be polite to each other and not say much.

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Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by elwell on Friday December 05, 2014 @01:43AM (#8703248)

There's a Bible proverb somewhere that says, "He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Sometimes it can seem like we only have a finite amount of emotional energy, but keep in mind the ways to refresh that store.

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Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by ryanhuff on Thursday December 04, 2014 @05:58PM (#8702242)

I have never taken an Uber ride, but maybe the reason why they are seen as #1 is that they are not trying to invent some new kind of relationship with riders. I did hear recently that Lyft was moving away from the fist-bump and mustache.

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Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by prawn on Thursday December 04, 2014 @06:52PM (#8702418)

I think there's probably a middle ground between the ordering/app experience of one of these services, and the "I just want to sit in the back and ignore you" of a taxi. No taxi I've taken recently has enabled me to smoothly order and pay by app.

I'm not asocial, but sometimes I'd rather just get from A-to-B without fuss.

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Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by vertex-four on Thursday December 04, 2014 @07:01PM (#8702443)

Oddly, I've found London taxis to be the best at this. They're usually able to keep up on a conversation about a variety of things - we once had a taxi driver explain to us all the nasty parts of the brewing process of Stella Artois - but they're quite happy to let you sit in the back and not talk if you want.

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Re:Uber vs. Lyft: From The Driver’s Seat by ghaff on Thursday December 04, 2014 @10:55PM (#8702951)

Taxi service on a good day. Lots of taxi drivers are more than happy to fill in any gaps of knowledge you may have on the political issues of the moment :-)

But to your broader point, tastes do differ.

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