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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You mentioned you check as a rider to see where the other drivers are in surge time. Can you have both apps running at once, or does it make you not available to drive when you start the rider app?

I was in downtown Frederick, MD during the business day a few days ago. I checked Uber just for fun, and every time I checked it was surging and nearest driver was 8-10 minutes away. Was this a rare thing, or do areas sort of on the fringe end up surging a lot? Is there some kind of strategy there like to hang out in Frederick other similar place like this?[/quote]

I can have the uber passenger app, the uber driver app, and the lyft driver/rider app all open and running at the same time in order to make better decisions on what rides I should accept and/or where I need to be heading or to stay put.

On the "fringe" (like Frederick, Purcellville, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, southern Maryland, etc.) there is likely only one, maybe two drivers working and available.  There are probably a few requests on the fringe in this ten-mile range that's covered by maybe a single driver, so this causes surge to kick in, in the hopes that another local driver will notice and sign in real quick so all requests can be covered, that's in theory at least.

I wouldn't be hanging out in Frederick much if I could help it, lol, but I would be driving out of Frederick south on 270 five mph under the speed limit in the hopes of catching a long ride close by that goes into DC.[/quote]

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