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  12 hour work days: A day in the life an Uber rideshare driver

  As more rideshare drivers come from outside the Bay Area to work in San Francisco, some sleep in their cars …
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  Rideshare Reality: It's challenging to make a living

  2.5 years, 13,000 rides. "Slowly but surely, over the course of time, it takes more rides to get less more …
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  Should I rent a car to drive for Uber and Lyft? Do you have advice when I use services like Lyft Express Drive program (Hertz), ZipCar rental, GoAround,etc?

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  To calculate the driver ratings, how many recent trips does Uber take into account?

  For cancellation and acceptance rates, the app says 7 days.  What about the Driver Star Ratings?
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  Is this a driver scam? Driver starts the trip WITHOUT YOU in the car. Why? Maybe to find your destination? Then cancels if he doesn't like it.

  I've been seen a few scam attempts by drivers. Here's one.  I requested an Uber once in Mid-town after my …

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   6 years ago in  Uber CEO, Dara, has one regret after first year in office

  Sometimes the known evil is way better than the unknown evil.  Dara is a brilliant and shrewd businessman.  Everything he says and does sounds wonderful, but they all have something evil behind it. 

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   6 years ago in  A Night In The Life of An Uber Driver! Drivers/Riders please share your story!

  This is some pure gold right here. Thanks for sharing.

  "Some nights I have a great time and some nights after 3 or 4 rides I go home because it was just awful. Just 1 person can make or break your night, set the mood for the rest of your shift. Some nights I come home and feel like I was out all night having fun with friends. Other nights I cant wait to get it over with and I swear thats it never driving again."

  Make me want to drive and NOT drive at the same time. :)

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   6 years ago in  A Night In The Life of An Uber Driver! Drivers/Riders please share your story!

  What selfless act.  I wouldn't have given a care for some stray dog in the streets, especially at those hours and in such a neighborhood.  I will call you crazy but that comes with my respect as well.  

  BTW, it looks like Uber driving never ceases to give you great experiences and stories to go with them.  I have never driven one, but I should consider even just for the life lessons I am sure I will learn

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   6 years ago in  Why would you report that an Uber driver is "unprofessional"?

  It's just a matter of the distance between the expectations vs. what we experience.  When there is a gap, where the expectations exceeded the reality, that's when the driver can be unprofessional.   

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   6 years ago in  Driver on the phone. Is it rude for the driver to be on the phone while driving a passenger?

  Rider here.  Yeah, of course it's rude.

  and they all use their headsets.  I never know if the driver is talking to me or not. It's confusing.  So many times, I'd reply and the driver is just talking to his friend.  Awkward. 

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   6 years ago in  As an Uber/Lyft driver, what have you been accused of by riders?

  I am sure she appreciated the honesty.  5-stars.

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   6 years ago in  As an Uber/Lyft driver, what have you been accused of by riders?

  That's messed up.    Is there a happy epilogue here.  I can't sleep knowing these jerk-offs exist.

  You know where she lives.  You should just sit in her driveway every night. 

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   6 years ago in  As a rider, do you really care about your Uber or Lyft score?

  I am a data point, and no, I didn't know there was such a hidden metric.  That seems so creepy to be rating customers.  Wasn't there some a conspiracy theory that retailers are rating us consumers?  This is what it feels like.

  From what I have read here though, it doesn't seem like they do anything about it. So what's the point.

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   6 years ago in  Nobody's Angel

  What's with all these talented taxi drivers. 

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   6 years ago in  How do I delete my ride history from my Uber app? I want to remove my past trips. There has to be a way.

  Uber is showing YOU, the data owner, the data.  How is that a privacy issue?!  You are the account owner, so you can see the history.  There are no issues here.

  Maybe there are laws around data retention, like GDPR. I don't know much about it though.

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   6 years ago in  Hitting others and being hit as a driver

  There's another post about a guy who had a rock go through the windshield of his Lyft Express (i.e. rental from Lyft) and got dinged with $450. Lyft's insurance isn't covering it and he's stuck with paying out of pocket  

  This line should be posted on Taxi vs. Uber. 

  "When I drove a taxi it was something the company took care of as there was never an incident where I was found to be at fault."

  Here's his post: https://ride.guru/lounge/p/insurance-troubles

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   6 years ago in  Is it true that Lyft employees recruit Uber drivers by taking Uber rides?

  Unless they immediately cancel a ride when you say you aren't interested. (or that you alreay use it)   

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   6 years ago in  what is with the starting my trip before you are even on my street ?

  What has Lyft said about it?

  Maybe you should try Uber...   then again, they are probably all the same crooked drivers.

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   6 years ago in  what is with the starting my trip before you are even on my street ?

  I've been seen a few scam attempts by drivers. One in particular is similar to yours. I followed the driver's location on the Uber app, and he had arrived at my location. I swear I saw the vehicle, with its license plate and all, but he kept on driving.

  Then what do I notice in the app? That the trip had begun! and I wasn't in the car yet!! The driver obviously started the ride WITHOUT ME IN THE CAR. I immediately killed the trip in my app and filed a complaint with Uber.

  They refunded me, but they told me the reason was that someone else got on my Uber. I am pretty darn sure that it was the driver who just didn't want me as a rider.

  I spoke to a few people about this, and at first I thought maybe he didn't like me based on some visual queues.  However, they all thought if that was the case, he could have canceled the ride (and maybe even seek for a no show, if he is unethical.)

  Then it dawned on me. He probably didn't like my destination. That was the only way for him to see it.

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