Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
Here is how I see it. I rely on those rides to go to work every single day and here what it (would) costs me.<p>Uber: $250 a month.(Majority)<p>Lyft: $500 a month (Whenever Uber is too expensive)<p>Bus : $100 a month (1h:15 for 6 miles and 3 buses... No)<p>Politics and all internal conflicts aside, there is a need for these services whether we like it or not.<p>When I need to make a decision in the morning I take whatever is the least expensive and more convenient. I don&#x27;t want to spend hours on the bus and I do not want a good chunk of my paycheck to go to simply getting to work.<p>Speaking with drivers everyday, I understand their frustration of driving all around town only for very small profit. Just today, I took a ride with a driver that seemed very frustrated. I didn&#x27;t want to intrude but he ended up tell me how much he hates UberPool (that&#x27;s what I use). 70 cents per mile, and when a second rider joins the rate goes down, and for the next even lower. We were 3 different riders.<p>In the riders perspective, we want the cheapest and most reliable. Sure I want to support those who work for a company that respect them but at the end of the day it is not a charity.<p>What is the answer in the consumer&#x27;s perspective?<p>Edit: Formatting