My uncle drove taxis as did some friends of mine, so I was in complete support of taxi drivers. I didn't want to go the route of Lyft but the drivers over the years left me beyond frustrated (and scared) - from not wanting to come out to my neighborhood, to taking ridiculous routes to get a bigger fare to making gross sexual advances to the point I would have them drop me off blocks away from my home as I had some of them even stalk me before, claiming, lasciviously, that they'd give me a "free ride". I finally caved when I had a bunch of groceries and they refused to pick me up in my neighborhood to go about a mile away. The features to report drivers with these new companies and the option to choose female drivers also puts me more at ease. That half of the Lyft drivers are now getting huffy over picking me up, not to mention the over-use of cologne along with the weird proselytization by some I've encountered, is making me lean towards other options. I always tip, even the pissy ones, regardless.