Uber, or Lyft (which we did not take just because I didn't have the app on my phone) are here to stay. The bigger the city, the better, and cheaper, are your rides. Most of our rides were in the $5 range. You have so many options. You can get a basic car like a Toyota Camry, or you can get something more upscale, which will cost you more. You can go by yourself, or you can request a share ride. The share ride will cut the cost of the ride in half, and add about 5-10 minutes to the length of your trip. We did a lot of shared rides, as we were not in any hurry, and we loved meeting the people.
Most of the riders we encountered were under 40 years of age. Many of the college age kids we met are growing up with Uber. They don't see any need for a car. We met so many young people in the shared rides, and they all love Uber. We met med students, lawyers, businessmen, unemployed young people. We shared a ride twice with the same young girl, Kate. Talk about a coincidence!
Most interesting were the drivers, and the diversity we met. We met everything from college students driving part time, to college professors raising money for charity. The latter was a college professor working part time for Uber to raise money for juvenile diabetes. He got 14 of his friends to work for Uber too, and they all plan to raise $1000 each. What a great idea. Drivers we met came from Nigeria, Equador, Mexico, Egypt, Palestine, and all over the U.S. Most loved the work, especially the freedom to set their own hours.
We met many young people in Chicago who had sold their car, finding out that by using Uber they can save money and still get around town. I think Uber is here to stay. Maybe in a few years Uber won't even use drivers. After all they're working on the car with no driver. That will put thousands of drivers out of work.
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