One-way streets. Roads with nowhere to pull over.
Forbidden U-turns. Sometimes your current location isn’t the most
convenient place for Uber to pick you up. Walking 15 seconds around the
corner or across the street to a better spot could cut five minutes off
waiting to get picked up on or the journey.
That’s why Uber, Lyft, and other car services should tell
us where to get picked up. A “Suggested Pickup Location” feature could
save time and money for drivers and passengers.
Lyft has already taken a step towards this idea with its
Lyft Line HotSpots — locations in popular parts of cities like San
Francisco that if you’re willing to walk to, you can get a cheaper ride.
These spots are typically in places with room for the driver to pull
over that are facing the direction most passengers want to go, and
aren’t trapped in a maze of one-ways. You just drag your map pin to one
of the HotSpots to select it. Suggested Pickup Location would
essentially create an optimal pickup hotspot close to whatever happen to
be current coordinates. read more......
