“Amish Uber” is what Timothy Hochstedler calls his horse-drawn taxi service and it's getting along nicely, even without a smartphone app.
For $5, he offers great scenery and company while leisurely traveling around west Michigan’s Joseph County, WWMT-TV reported. Hochstedler shares stories during the trips while Morgan provides the horse power.
Hochstedler, who’s not affiliated with Uber, is strictly old school. There’s no need for an app. You just wave him down.
"We can deliver people to their front door steps," Hochstedler said.
Uber’s website said it started rolling in 2009, with business depending on people using a smartphone app to call its drivers. It's been so successful at it that now some folks on social media have a hard time separating the idea of ridesharing from the app.
Experiences so far has been positive, the television station said
"I don't think there's Uber down here, so it's pretty cool," said Becky Phelps, an Amish Uber rider. "It gives people that option that can't drive or don't want to drive or shouldn't drive."
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