Nick Blumberg | July 13, 2021 9:24 pm
Since this spring, rideshare users have complained of high surge prices and longer waits, a product of increased demand and fewer drivers on the road.
Uber and Lyft say they’ve added thousands of drivers in recent weeks, leading to a drop in wait times and surge pricing. But many passengers are still unhappy and some are turning to taxis – an industry hit hard by the popularity of rideshare, and by COVID-19.
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“A lot of people forget (the pandemic) was the second big hit for the taxi industry. Five years or so ago, before the pandemic, we had rideshare coming into town, which took a significant chunk of the taxi business,” said taxi industry attorney Furqan Mohammed of Mohammed, Shamaileh & Tabahi.