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0 pointskaishiro7y ago0 comments

"I've had ride shares cancel on me once the driver's gotten close enough to see that the destination is an airport."

I'm not understanding this. If you're using the app correctly then the driver knows the destination before they even accept the ride. If you're setting an address near an airport in an attempt to be duplicitous I would be equally discouraged as a driver.

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timr7y ago

Happens all. the. time.

I'm in NYC, and I use taxis 99% of the time because of this phenomenon: Uber/Lyft drivers rapidly accept your ride, then cancel (or slow-play the pickup, so that you cancel, to protect their driver rating) as soon as they see it's a place they don't want to go.

It's so bad here that I just won't deal with Lyft and Uber unless they're throwing serious discounts my way, and I have time to burn.

CydeWeys7y ago

The worst part is how much of your time it wastes. With a cab, whatever, another one is coming soon. But with rideshares, you could be waiting awhile on someone who'll cancel on you, thus wasting a lot more time. Even if twice as many taxis refuse to go there as rideshares, I'm still wasting more time on the rideshares, so it's worse.

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kaishiroOP7y ago

Fair enough. I've been taking Ubers to JFK for years and have never had this happen - but I guess everyone has their own experiences.

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astura7y ago

>or slow-play the pickup, so that you cancel, to protect their driver rating

Yep, or they even just call you and ask you to cancel.

CydeWeys7y ago

My understanding is that with Lyft, the driver does not see the destination until they've reached (or come close to) your location.

And yes, I'm using the app correctly -- not sure why you're jumping to some conclusion that I must be being duplicitous. There's no convenient "nearby" drop-off points near airports here anyway.

kaishiroOP7y ago

I've never used Lyft so couldn't comment there. And you're jumping to a conclusion assuming I was jumping to a conclusion. I was just trying to make sense of how that could happen as you described.

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timr7y ago

Happens all. the. time.

It's so bad here that I just won't deal with Lyft and Uber unless they're throwing serious discounts my way, and I have time to burn.

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kaishiroOP7y ago

Fair enough. I've been taking Ubers to JFK for years and have never had this happen - but I guess everyone has their own experiences.

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astura7y ago

>or slow-play the pickup, so that you cancel, to protect their driver rating

Yep, or they even just call you and ask you to cancel.

CydeWeys7y ago

My understanding is that with Lyft, the driver does not see the destination until they've reached (or come close to) your location.

And yes, I'm using the app correctly -- not sure why you're jumping to some conclusion that I must be being duplicitous. There's no convenient "nearby" drop-off points near airports here anyway.

kaishiroOP7y ago

I've never used Lyft so couldn't comment there. And you're jumping to a conclusion assuming I was jumping to a conclusion. I was just trying to make sense of how that could happen as you described.

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