[Sorgam]

How is this bad for anything except Uber's public image? If prices remained the same, cars would be unavailable. If you want that outcome, then simply don't order a ride. There's absolutely nothing wrong with surge pricing when there's an actual spike in demand - the alternative would have been not getting a ride at all which you can still do with surge pricing. This problem is exactly what happens with traditional taxis - you simply can't get where you want to not matter how important it is. This was meant to be one of Uber's strengths - greater availability. Now that gave us a little, we expect charity from them too?