This 'Uber of buses' startup left some Women's March protesters stranded

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January 24, 2017 7:46 PM

Approximately 500,000 people gathered in Washington DC on January 21 for the Women's March on Washington in an attempt to send a message to the Trump administration about upholding and advancing civil rights.

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To get there, many chose to buy tickets from bus startups like Rally, which connects riders going to the same destination with third-party charter bus companies.

But according to riders, the New York City-based company, which is often referred to as 'Uber of buses,' had trouble transporting some of the the tens of thousands that bought bus tickets for the march.

Buses in at least a dozen cities allegedly did not show up or broke down along the way, according to reports on Facebook and Twitter.

One passenger, tells Business Insider that her bus did not show up as scheduled at the bus stop in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 20, the evening before the march. Ten buses were confirmed for approximately 550 people, but only eight buses came.

Another bus in Tallahassee, Florida cancelled four hours before it was supposed to leave, according to Selena Chambers, who came to the bus stop to say goodbye to friends after her own Rally bus was cancelled earlier in the week.

According to Chambers, many passengers (including her friend) showed up to the bus stop, because they hadn't seen the email notifying them that the ride was cancelled due to mechanical issues. About eight of the 30 people who were supposed to be on the cancelled bus rented a van and drove to DC.

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