re: 19 mile trip home from concert via UBER costs woman $443

Ah gotcha. Carry on then.
I'll throw in my opinion on Uber though, I've used it and had very good drivers and generally low fares. My last driver told me they make 80% of the fares charged, including during surges. Generally more drivers start driving when surge pricing goes into effect, get a customer or two, then surge pricing goes down, except extreme cases like gamedays. Surge pricing is also area specific. Places where many people are calling for Uber will get surges but places within a few miles might not have surges. Waiting 15 mins or leaving 15 mins before the rush or walking a couple blocks could drop your surge pricing to normal price