I'm a driver for both Uber and Lyft — here are 7 reasons Uber is the clear winner for me

Clarke Bowman

August 15, 2019 6:28 PM

Clarke Bowman

Signing up with Lyft was easier than Uber, which gave me concerns about other drivers

Over the past year, I've driven for both ridesharing apps Lyft and Uber .
Though the two apps are very similar, they both have their major strengths and weaknesses from a driver's standpoint.
To me, it quickly became clear that Uber is the better company to drive for.
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If you told me a year ago that I would now be a part-time driver for Uber and Lyft , I wouldn't have believed you.

The idea sounded wild. Me? Driving around strangers in my car? Are you serious? What if the people are weird or super drunk? Is it even safe? No way. There will be too much wear and tear. I hate driving in traffic. I'll end up too far from home. The long hours will get to me.

And, most importantly, driving around strangers in my car?

Well, my wedding is two months away. I'm a computer tech for an elementary school, and my fiance is a kindergarten teacher. We work our tails off at our jobs but, unfortunately, that is still not enough to save up properly for a wedding. Something had to happen.

So that's how I found myself months ago, at 26 years old, signing up for both Uber and Lyft, muttering to myself, "Driving around strangers in my car?"

My name is Clarke, and I'm a part-time Uber and Lyft driver.

That sign-up process was months ago, and I have since given hundreds of rides around the streets of South Florida, picking up passengers and transporting them to their destinations safely, like some type of modern-day Clark Kent rideshare superhero.

After all these months and hundreds of rides, I've finally formed my opinion on the No. 1 question that passengers love to ask me: "Which company do you like better, Uber or Lyft?"

Most people think there's not much difference between the two. You pick people up, you drive them, and then you drop them off. What more to it could there be? Surprisingly, a lot. Both platforms have their pros, and both platforms have their cons, but one platform is clearly superior to the other.

For me, the better platform is Uber. Read on to find out why.

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