Current Events > Why the hell do people take Uber and Lyft instead of bus?

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I see people bragging about 5-10 mile rides that ONLY cost them $20-$40 and they seem happy that it's "cheap". Just take the goddamn bus and pay $2.50

they missed the bus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tr8KRqyGJk

The bus don't go everywhere

the bus doesnt go everywhere, it only sticks to its own schedule

Depends on the area, I guess. There are virtually no buses this far out in the suburbs (even though they really should be by this point), making those services a must for some.

Bus come and pick you up at your house?

VampireCoyote posted...

the bus doesnt go everywhere, it only sticks to its own schedule

This and its slow and its more of a pain bringing anything with you. Even just a back pack you gotta sit their with it on your lap on any busy bus. Or any bus unless you want it sliding off the seat onto bus floor at some point.

I got a car bro

Buses dont go everywhere.
Impatient people dont want to take a 1 hour bus ride when it takes 20 something minutes in a car.
Buses arent available 24/7.

I have a car but I wouldn't want to waste my time on the bus. I value my time over money

I seen a 60 year old guy sporting a lime green whale tail on the bus. Just more reason to take the bus.

A ride share driver wont steal your cell phone.

I'm not advocating for spending $20 -$40 for a ride, but the bus sucks. Last time I rode one, because my car was getting worked on. I had to wait like 15 minutes for the bus to come, pay them $2 to go to the main station, wait for another bus that I would have to pay $2 more for, and the whole trip would take like 2 hours. I elected to just walk home from the station instead of paying another $2.

Also it seemed like a lot of homeless people just use the bus for a bit of rest. Like I saw a guy get on the bus a short walking distance to walmart. He gets on the bus. The bus does this loop and stops somewhere for while. It later stops right next to walmart, and he gets off. He clearily had nothing to do.

You probably live in a city with good coverage of bus schedules, most dont have that.

I take the bus in the cooler months but the nearest stop is a mile away from me. I'd be drenched in sweat by the time I get there if I try walking to it between May and September, so it limits the practicality of it, especially if I have to present myself decently at my destination.

Outside of that, it gets me almost anywhere I need to go without much of a fuss.

1. Busses are dirty and sometimes shady
2. They dont go everywhere
3. They take too long to get to where you want

TC didnt think this one out.

Buses arent everywhere

20$ to stuff alot of things into a car seems worth it for an uber.
someday i'm probably going to have to rely on that if i want to do major grocery shopping.

Another one rides the bus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL5l3k7vBsk

Oakland510_ posted...

I see people bragging about 5-10 mile rides that ONLY cost them $20-$40 and they seem happy that it's "cheap". Just take the goddamn bus and pay $2.50

Because some people prefer to spend more money and save time and arrive comfortable and presentable to wherever they're going, than spending less money but wasting up to an hour or even more, having been inside of a crowd, walked and sweated, etc.

Oakland510_ posted...

I see people bragging about 5-10 mile rides that ONLY cost them $20-$40 and they seem happy that it's "cheap". Just take the goddamn bus and pay $2.50

we live in a generation that is anti social

people dont like talking to others

even with with Uber I give people 5 stars if they don't talk to me at all

its just better that way IMO

taking the bus adds too many factors

It's more private, more comfortable, more direct, and you don't have to worry about riding around a specific schedule or missing a transfer.

12 degrees out. Lyft shows up 20 feet from my door. Drops me off 10 feet from the building Im going to. $25.

12 degrees, walk 7 blocks in the wind to stand and wait for a bus thats late that drops me off 10 blocks from where Im going. Assuming I dont have to transfer

Corbenik posted...

even with with Uber I give people 5 stars if they don't talk to me at all

Oh good! Because yeah, I don't believe talking to you is part of the service actually

Mr_hulk88 posted...

Oh good! Because yeah, I don't believe talking to you is part of the service actually

When I was a driver I always let the ride make that decision. If they wanted to talk, wed talk. If not I let them be in silence.

Oh and this assumes you live in a place that has good bus service. Where I drove Uber/Lyft the busses were once an hour for like 6 hours a day

ZangsBeard posted...

12 degrees out. Lyft shows up 20 feet from my door. Drops me off 10 feet from the building Im going to. $25.

12 degrees, walk 7 blocks in the wind to stand and wait for a bus thats late that drops me off 10 blocks from where Im going. Assuming I dont have to transfer

Yeah...I just don't know why anyone would go for the first option. (Sarcasm)

Most of these answers proves the car and other industries fucked over having great public transportation options a while back. An example is airplane and oil industry pay a lot of money to not make bullet trains between northern and southern california. The current options are fly airplane or drive 5-8 miles from northern to southern california

Just fucking walk. A 5-10min ride is like a 20min walk

Oakland510_ posted...

Most of these answers proves the car and other industries fucked over having great public transportation options a while back. An example is airplane and oil industry pay a lot of money to not make bullet trains between northern and southern california. The current options are fly airplane or drive 5-8 miles from northern to southern california

the US is jus too big and spread out to have effective public transportation. Cant have a bunch of buses driving around with only 1 or 2 passengers

Bad_Mojo posted...

Just fucking walk. A 5-10min ride is like a 20min walk

Or... Just fucking ride how you want to ride while other people will ride how it's most convenient for them.

It's just time vs money. The bus saves you money, but depending on the city, a bus ride can take 3x longer than a car ride. For example, the other day, I had to drive from East LA to El Segundo. It took me 30 minutes, so 35-40 minutes if I called an uber and waited. That trip by bus would have taken 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Bad_Mojo posted...

Just fucking walk. A 5-10min ride is like a 20min walk

TC said a 5-10 MILE ride. Who the hell wants to walk 10 miles? That's 3+ hours of walking.

Only advantages with buses are they're safer than riding with a stranger

Bad_Mojo posted...

Just fucking walk. A 5-10min ride is like a 20min walk

That's just not accurate. You can maybe go 4 mph walking. You should easily be going 40 mph while driving.

Convenience

An uber from downtown in my city to my home is like, 10 minutes, max.

a bus from downtown in my city to my home is 2 buses and at least an hour of riding on the bus. And that's if its at beneficial times, since I live in a student neighbourhood and if it its late or the summer or whatever so 1/2 my buses don't even run and you can probably double the time it takes to bus home.

And if I'm not downtown, I need to take an extra bus to get there before I can go anywhere else.

Lol @ taking the bus

Walking is free

NoxObscuras posted...

TC said a 5-10 MILE ride. Who the hell wants to walk 10 miles? That's 3+ hours of walking.

yep, thought it was min. Thanks for the correction

who the fuck is bragging about taking an uber lmao

Buses dont come straight to you when youre drunk at odd hours and take you to your front door.

Bad_Mojo posted...

Just fucking walk. A 5-10min ride is like a 20min walk

No it's not. At all.

dj1200 posted...

Buses dont come straight to you when youre drunk at odd hours and take you to your front door.

They do for me. At least from a number of my favorite bars. Living in a city with good transit is great

I do my best not to use Uber... I've only used it from my phone 4 times. And 3 of those times were only because I had to get to work. The other time was I needed to get to the bar without my car to meet my friends, because I was getting very drunk... Because of that, I still have a 5 star rating...

Altogether, I've used it 8 times. I used it 4 times in October with my close friend's new husband's friends. We hung out the night before the wedding, and had two Ubers (one to downtown, and one back). And we had two the day after the wedding (to get to the breakfast place, and another to get back)... But I didn't pay for those...

As for the buses, many people have told all the answers. Buses obviously don't go everywhere... They also have schedules and routes. Depending on where you want to go, it can take almost 2 hours to get somewhere that would take much less time in a car. Like if you had to change buses or something... And many do close. My small town has a bus station that I worked at for a short time. Buses only run from 6am-6pm. And it's takes about an hour to do each route... So if you were going somewhere where you would have to switch switch buses, it could take almost 2 hours to get there, and almost 2 to get back. And hopefully, you have enough time for both rides. And hopefully, the bus isn't too full...

lennethsoki posted...

No it's not. At all.

What I said is true. A trip that would take 5mins to drive would take about 10-15mins to walk. Of course depending on where you are, but nobody is walking on the freeway.

But what TC actually said was 5-10 miles, not mins.