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Originally Posted by peter12
Haha, Uber is going to start offering handicap accessible services in NYC? The more bespoke their service becomes, the more they will end up being like a taxi service. What a ridiculous company.
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I don't think the general public understands the service that taxis give. I remember going to an address to pick up a handy-capped person. They have a time call so you wait ten minutes until going to the door. They come out and you escort them and their guide dog to the car. Lets say the fare was $4.80 with 10% off making it $4.32. They pay $1.25 cash so you write up the fare as $3.07 charge. Time is money and this takes time to write it up and escort them to door they are going to. So now you've spent 1/2 an hour and made $4.32 net. After dropping them off you drive to the car wash and spend a dollar or two vacuuming the dog hair out of the back seat so all told you've taken up an hour of your time and have made $2. At that rate you're losing money when considering your car lease and fuel. I'm not saying that this happens for a lot of fares but similar fares maybe happened once a day as it's part of the service.
Right now Uber is taking the cream of the trips.