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This editorial is in response to Carolina Gomez's blog titled "We need Uber and Lyft". Me and many other residents have been left in a major dilemma with the recent events of the removal of Uber and Lyft in Austin, Tx. Uber and Lyft were most prestigious and innovative resource introduced to the public in the last decade, no questions asked. These flawless applications gave people the opportunity to receive a safe ride home with the click of a button.

Many residents of Austin, Tx are free of a vehicle wether it being the fact that the Austin streets can inject anxiety into a drivers bloodstream in the blink of an eye or just the inability to afford a car, many people are not presented with ability to drive themselves, Uber and Lyft gave them that option. These perfectly constructed applications also kept people from drinking and driving, well now you might say taxis do the same and how that might be true Uber and Lyft did it a whole lot better. The problem with taxis is they are flat out unreliable, every personal experience I've had with Taxis left me questioning ever using one again. Taxi's more often than not do not show up on time or even show up for that matter, I say this because in the last 2 weeks I've called for 5 Taxi's and had only 1 actually show up. Over my numerous encounters with Uber I have never had 1 problem. Uber and Lyft allowed you spectate the driver while on route, this was extremely beneficial because it gave you the time upon arrival and option to contact the driver if needed. Uber and Lyft drivers were easy to contact if anything was ever left in their car after being transported, might I add that they were significantly cheaper to the consumer.

These applications have kept people from drinking and driving, they have efficiently and conveniently transported people, you now know why we need Uber an Lyft to return to Austin, Tx let's make it happen.