Traffic & Transit
Driver Shortage Is Making It Harder To Get A Rideshare In Chicago
"Downtown, I've never seen this empty."
CHICAGO (CBS) — We first met rideshare driver Jeanette Finn during the 2019 polar vortex. Finn said on a bitter Wednesday, Jan. 30 of that year, “Downtown, I’ve never seen this empty.” But at that time, she was still putting in long days behind the wheel. Not anymore.
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“I was a Lyft driver for six years,” Finn said. “I had over 10,000 rides. Yeah, I was a busy girl.” Since March of last year, it has been her choice not to drive. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported Monday night, there is a driver shortage.
