&gt; One thing I&#x27;d like to know is whether people doing lyft or über full time do on average better or worse than their yellowcab counterpart.<p>A good indicator is that most cab drivers (at least in SF) have switched over to Uber. The only ones who aren&#x27;t doing Uber either (a) got low reviews on Uber and kicked off the platform or (b) have some odd loyalty to cab companies (e.g. maybe they&#x27;re a part owner in a medallion).<p>Most taxi cab drivers are treated more poorly than Uber&#x2F;Lyft drivers. They have to drive to a centralized location to pick up &#x2F; drop off the car, don&#x27;t have their own car to take care of, have to pay a per day fee that they don&#x27;t always pay back if they don&#x27;t get enough business, etc.