Uber ride from NJ Turnpike to Atlantic City
Apr 17, 2017, 2:06 am
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Uber ride from NJ Turnpike to Atlantic City
Several weeks ago I was riding from PATH Bus Terminal to Atlantic City on Greyhound. Near exit 14* on NJ Tpke the bus "died"
. 4 passengers called for an Uber, which arrived in less than 15 minutes; it took 1 hour for a substitute GH bus to arrive.
I assume those 4 pax set up some "negotiated" rate with Uber driver to get them to AC(?)
*This was mid-day, light traffic, exit 14 is about 20 minutes from PATH Bus Terminal on 8th Ave.
. 4 passengers called for an Uber, which arrived in less than 15 minutes; it took 1 hour for a substitute GH bus to arrive.I assume those 4 pax set up some "negotiated" rate with Uber driver to get them to AC(?)
*This was mid-day, light traffic, exit 14 is about 20 minutes from PATH Bus Terminal on 8th Ave.
Apr 17, 2017, 8:02 am
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Several weeks ago I was riding from PATH Bus Terminal to Atlantic City on Greyhound. Near exit 14* on NJ Tpke the bus "died". 4 passengers called for an Uber, which arrived in less than 15 minutes; it took 1 hour for a substitute GH bus to arrive.
I assume those 4 pax set up some "negotiated" rate with Uber driver to get them to AC(?)
*This was mid-day, light traffic, exit 14 is about 20 minutes from PATH Bus Terminal on 8th Ave.
. 4 passengers called for an Uber, which arrived in less than 15 minutes; it took 1 hour for a substitute GH bus to arrive.I assume those 4 pax set up some "negotiated" rate with Uber driver to get them to AC(?)
*This was mid-day, light traffic, exit 14 is about 20 minutes from PATH Bus Terminal on 8th Ave.
Apr 17, 2017, 2:32 pm
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There is nothing to negotiate. Because it's charged to a CC, you really can't negotiate.
Uber rates are based on the service (such as Black, Select, X) and the area (NY, Boston, Singapore). It is GPS-based. If you are standing on the NJ Tpk and summon an Uber Black, one will show up and take you to your destination.
You may need to provide the driver with a highly specific destination such as North/South. But, presuming a mile marker and a broken down bus, there shouldn't be too many of those.
Maybe it's uncommon from a bus breakdown, but people use Uber from auto breakdowns with some frequency. Easy & cheap(ish).
Uber rates are based on the service (such as Black, Select, X) and the area (NY, Boston, Singapore). It is GPS-based. If you are standing on the NJ Tpk and summon an Uber Black, one will show up and take you to your destination.
You may need to provide the driver with a highly specific destination such as North/South. But, presuming a mile marker and a broken down bus, there shouldn't be too many of those.
Maybe it's uncommon from a bus breakdown, but people use Uber from auto breakdowns with some frequency. Easy & cheap(ish).
Apr 17, 2017, 4:25 pm
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The GH bus to AC costs $45 RT/person + you get $25 in free play when you arrive. I got the "feeling" that gambling was NOT that group of four's reason for going to AC. In any event they still had the return portion of their ticket.
But the purpose of my OP was to note the speed with which Uber arrived [and the slowness for the replacement bus come.]
PS: I was sitting close to the front of the bus and overheard his communications with the GH breakdown number: "...call back later"; the driver got through via a different number.
But the purpose of my OP was to note the speed with which Uber arrived [and the slowness for the replacement bus come.]
PS: I was sitting close to the front of the bus and overheard his communications with the GH breakdown number: "...call back later"; the driver got through via a different number.