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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,015 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 03:15 PM Jan 2020

Rideshare surge pricing during Seattle shooting sparks council backlash

Rideshare companies Uber and Lyft were criticized in the wake of a deadly shooting in downtown Seattle after several customers reported a huge increase in fares.

The shooting occurred Jan. 22 in the city's busy downtown corridor during rush hour at Third and Pine. Buses and other methods of transit were delayed or shut down.

Prices on Uber and Lyft rides rose as much as five times the normal rate in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. One viewer sent a screenshot to KING 5, showing a 6-minute ride that cost $105.

The automated “surge pricing,” which kicks in during periods of high demand, lasted for about an hour before the companies manually reset prices to normal levels.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/rideshare-surge-pricing-during-seattle-shooting-sparks-council-backlash/ar-BBZrg1k?ocid=hplocalnews

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Rideshare surge pricing during Seattle shooting sparks council backlash (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP

Maybe folks can surge price the insurance polices they sell to these rideshare companies, or ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2020 #1

SWBTATTReg

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1. Maybe folks can surge price the insurance polices they sell to these rideshare companies, or ...

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 03:26 PM

Jan 2020

surge price the gasoline and oil they sell to these drivers, or anything else these lyft and uber drivers need to continue to operate, or, in times of emergency, the city should implement a surge pricing for all vehicles on the streets (to eliminate congestion on the streets in times of emergency, etc.).

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