One of the big perks of living in a major city not called “Los Angeles” is that you can get away with not owning a car. There are plenty of alternatives for city dwellers who don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars a month on transportation— which is easily achievable unless you’re one of the many people who are a little too reliant on ridesharing.
As someone who’s spent 20 times what it would cost to take the subway for the privilege of not having to deal with public transportation at 2 AM on multiple occasions, I know how easy it is to get a credit card bill that serves as a reality check of just how lazy I was over the previous month. Thankfully, Lyft is looking into launching a new service that’s perfect for anyone who frequently ignores their parents’ advice about getting into cars with strangers.
According to Engadget, the ridesharing service is trying to get a leg up on Uber by testing the waters of a subscription service for frequent users of the app. They’ve apparently decided to give at least a couple of people the opportunity to try it out so far, with a writer for Variety saying they were offered the chance to score 30 “free” rides per month for $199 (another person said they were quoted $300 for the same number). The website also shared a screenshot featuring an offer that would let people get seven rides per week for the price of $49.
As is the case with all good things in life, the offer comes with a catch: rides must cost less than $15 to be eligible, which means it’s really only useful if you’re consistently making short trips over the course of the month. However, it’s hard to put a price on not having to get yelled at by a random person because you made eye contact with them on the subway.
