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re: Uber looking to come to BR, basing decision on driver interest
Posted on 6/12/14 at 3:33 pm to BRTiger2005
Posted on 6/12/14 at 3:33 pm to BRTiger2005
Would be awesome, frick the cab companies in this town
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Posted on 6/12/14 at 3:33 pm to jbgleason
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Yellow Cab is going to blow a gasket though.
most definitely. They will play this up to the fact that the main source of money is going out of state. Where as yellow cab and others are "local". This is the big fight NOLA had recently and Landrieu backed the cab unions.
The whole thing sounds great but I wouldn't want to have people yacking in my car after a 2am Uber pickup.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 3:34 pm to BRTiger2005
I used Uber while in DC recently and it was fantastic.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 3:40 pm to Geauxld Finger
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The whole thing sounds great but I wouldn't want to have people yacking in my car after a 2am Uber pickup.
Doesn't happen often, if that happens you get banned from Uber and can't ever use it again.
All the issues people bring up in these threads are issues Uber has thought of and addressed. I've used it around 80-100 times and I have never once had a bad experience.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 4:10 pm to Geauxld Finger
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They will play this up to the fact that the main source of money is going out of state. Where as yellow cab and others are "local". This is the big fight NOLA had recently and Landrieu backed the cab unions.
I also see BR local gov shitting all over this, since it threatens the DWI Checkpoint shakedown money revenue stream.
But how great would it be? Everyone talks about wanting BR to be progressive San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Denver. All it takes is letting a union get ahold of any argument and they're gonna frick it all up.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 4:16 pm to Geauxld Finger
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most definitely. They will play this up to the fact that the main source of money is going out of state. Where as yellow cab and others are "local". This is the big fight NOLA had recently and Landrieu backed the cab unions.
They said earlier on NPR that Uber has an app where they link up with local taxi's and you use the Uber app to get a cab.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 4:19 pm to LSU-MNCBABY
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Would be awesome, frick the cab companies in this town
They also said on NPR that out of the ~126 companies Uber is now in, not one single cab company has gone out of business. Sure, they've been forced to provide better service to compete..but they are not failing or anything due to it.
If anything, I think Uber would help because I can't tell you how often people call cabs and it just never comes or they get sick of waiting and leave. Luckily, I don't have that issue because I use the shite out of cabs, but I imagine it's frustrating.
When I first heard about Uber, I was not in support of it because I thought it was just an app for calling a cab. I did not want my loyalty as a customer to be thrown to the wayside because people can now use an app. But now that I'm learning it's a program where people can drive their own cars, I'm all about it. I might use it, might never touch it. But it would almost definitely make getting a cab easier for me and everyone else.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 4:21 pm to Giantkiller
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I also see BR local gov shitting all over this, since it threatens the DWI Checkpoint shakedown money revenue stream.
Nah they only do those for public safety right?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 4:22 pm to jbgleason
quote:its about the only thing he is right on.... Watch in about a month when the cab company makes a nice donation to his campaign fund and he'll swing his stance.
Anyway, credit where it is due, he is right on this one.
quote:yes he always does that.
Didn't we have this thread earlier, with Jones saying BR cabs are great?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:00 pm to BRTiger2005
What sets the boundaries of Uber? Is it up to the drivers?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:08 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:here I can use my uber app to order
They said earlier on NPR that Uber has an app where they link up with local taxi's and you use the Uber app to get a cab
1. black car
2. black SUV
3. UberX
4. regular cab
I use the GPS feature to see the locations of each type of vehicle in real time to see how long the wait is for each. If I'm in the city, most of the time, I wait no more than 5 minutes to be picked up
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:08 pm to urinetrouble
quote:huh?
What sets the boundaries of Uber?
as in the geographical boundaries?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:11 pm to Pilot Tiger
Yea, will a BR Uber driver take me to Gonzales?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 5:12 pm to urinetrouble
quote:yea
Yea, will a BR Uber driver take me to Gonzales?
Around here I believe there is a soft boundary of 40 miles, but I think the drivers are allowed to go out further if they want
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