Ejike E (EjiEzeEze)

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  Why does the Lyft driver app ask you if your car has leather seats?

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  Uber drivers are like step-dad?

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  Rider Scam - Claiming I picked up the wrong passenger.

  I am afraid this is getting more and more frequent, where the passenger later claims that they never took the …
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  Retrieving lost items. Shouldn't Uber and rider pay for distance and time driven? Rather than the flat $15?

  I feel like this happens at least once a month.  A rider would leave something in the car, usually a …
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  Naughty Riders. How creative they get to save a few bucks. New scam.

  Here's a new PASSENGER SCAM that I suspect is happening. Imagine a rider who has a fairly large group and …
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  Europe and Asia will beat US to the autonomous vehicles. They actually have plans.

  Their governments are enacting legislations around the deployments as well as testing of autnomous vehicles, while US continues to fumble …
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  Uber drivers striking now. Monday in NZ

  Taxi drivers striking is not distant memories. I find irony and perhaps just plain feel bad that now Uber drivers …
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  What is the average trip distance for an Uber or Lyft Ride?

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  Uber Driver Ratings used to be 3.74. This douche says we need to bring them down.

  Have you ever wondered the hyper inflation of Uber driver ratings?  They are all at 4.7 or higher.  and 4.5 …
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  What is Careem? Does it compete with Uber?

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   6 years ago in  How many lost items do drivers see? How often?

  I assume you are looking for eccentric items.  I do find phones, purses/wallets, and shirts, but those are a given.

  Sunglasses, kid's stuffed animals (I know sad), earrings, and tiny jewelery things.

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   6 years ago in  Get this. Uber is set to disrupt another industry: the magazine business.

  So you think that's what this is?  Sent to every UBer driver and it sits in the back?  That's actually not a bad idea. 

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   6 years ago in  Do Uber drivers reserve 5 star passenger ratings for those who tip?

  actually, with Lyft, you can now leave feedback 24 hours later.

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   6 years ago in  If you were the new CEO of Uber, with absolute power, what would be the first thing you'd change?

  Stop subsidizing every ride and actually charge money that it costs to provide the service.  In other words, raise the price.  What are you thinking?  Is this some predatory approach to squeeze the other rideshares and those poor taxi companies?

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   6 years ago in  Is "Ubering While Black" a thing?

  Hell yah, it's a thing.

  When I heard about this miraculous rideshare app that can hail me a cab from the smartphone, I thought all my problems were over.    Yes, catching a taxi is almost impossible as a black person in this country.   I can still hear the obnoxiously loud lock on taxicabs as I approach the cars.  After a while, you learn to not take any taxis.  

  Then I noticed that Uber isn't that much different.  The driver can still cancel you when they show up.  They make all kinds of reasons.  They aren't going in that direction.  They wanted to finish the shift and they didn't mean to pick you up.  or the most common; no explanations at all.  Just cancel and drive off.  

  Now I am a driver.  Hehehe.

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   6 years ago in  How are Uber passengers and Lyft passengers different?

  LYFT PASSENGERS TIP MORE .  BY FAR.

  Most likely due to the history where Lyft has long time offered tipping in their app and Uber only recently, it's more built into the culture of Lyft passengers.   80% of the time, I get tips from passengers, and they are 10~15%.

  With Uber?  It's more like 40~50% tipping and they tip like 2~5 bucks, regardless of the trip. 

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   6 years ago in  How long do Uber/Taxi drivers have to wait at airport waiting lots and their queues?

  Uber used to display the number of minutes, and it used to be super inaccurate. I'd see 15 minutes and I would wait 30 minutes.  If it says 30 minutes, that's 1.5 hour.  I am not even joking.  The way it did the math was really weird too.  You'd think it's estimating on some simple math, like, "1 minutes per car in front of you", but it wasn't.  It would recalculate your position like GPS would do for your remaining driving time.

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   6 years ago in  Trying UberPool. Once I accept a UberPool request, can I choose to not pick up additional passengers?

  No, you cannot.  All additional passengers are accepted automatically. You have no means of intervening.  You get what you get.

  Makes sense, right?

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   6 years ago in  What are typical expenses for an Uber or Lyft driver? Give me the weird ones too.

  Dashcams

  Depreciation of your vehicle!

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   6 years ago in  What is the proper etiquette with tipping an Uber and Lyft driver?

  Super short trips: $1~2

  Medium 5~10 mile trips: $2~3

  Longer trips: 15%.

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   6 years ago in  What is the most weird, random, or strange request or question you heard as an Uber or Lyft Driver?

  "I know I requested you take me to XXXXX.  Can you take me there, complete the trip, but then take me to YYYY and I pay you cash?"

  I get variations of this question maybe every few months?  I assume these are people who want to cover their tracks.  Like a cheating spouse or a kid who needs to shake off their parents' grasp.

  We drivers know all the secrets of people. 

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   6 years ago in  How do Uber drivers get paid for UberPools? Do they get paid double or triple?

  The thing is, as this OP wonders, why not, right?  It's technically possible for Uber to pass on this revenue to the drivers.  They just decide not to.

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   6 years ago in  Why do Uber and Lyft drivers become so angry when riders don't tip?

  Ooohhhh, boy.  You just threw a firecracker in the snake pit.

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   6 years ago in  If I have a package will my LYFT driver deliver it?

  As a driver, I do get requests to deliver things from time to time, but I never accept.  Who knows what I am delivering!  Drugs?  Guns?  Kidneys?

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   6 years ago in  Are there student discounts on Uber?

  I am sure Lyft will copy it just like everything else.

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   6 years ago in  What is training and education like for Uber drivers? Any classes or certifications?

  Absolutley nothing.  

  I signed up, went through a background check, and I was ready to drive that same day.  No classes I had to attend, no tests or certifications to pass, not even documentation or videos to walk me through what I am to do.  (this was like a year ago)

  I remember receiving a text message saying I can chat with a person to learn more.  like texting each other back and forth.  I mean...that's not training

  I assume, if I logged in and navigated to certain parts of the website, I'd be able to find some material.  

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   6 years ago in  Do Uber drivers ignore your questions for 2 minutes, in order to secure the cancellation fee?

  Maybe you didn't think of it because you are a good person.  a normal well-balanced person.

  Don't you even think about it.

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   6 years ago in  Is Uber's star rating system an effective tool for weeding out bad drivers?

  One can argue whether it does anything besides letting Uber know of the real bad ones which enable them to deactivate the bad apples.  I mean, it's not like the Amazon marketplace where customers have a choice between which product to buy.

  I have heard that if you have good ratings you get matched up with good riders with good ratings.  However, I am not sure if there's that much truth to that from my experience.

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   6 years ago in  Is it true that Uber no longer deactivates drivers for having low ratings?

  I am not sure abotu that, but Uber monitors three driver metrics with high importance:

  Driver Star Ratings - Known fo deactivate the users if it's ower than 4.60 or so.  I believe the threshold isn't a hard number.  Probably depends on the market.

  Acceptance Rate - This is how often you actually accept the request that comes to your app.  If it's too low, Uber will send you a nastigram.  I am not sure how low you can go before you get deactivated though.

  Cancellation Rate - This in my mind should carry a heavier penalty, and I know Uber does indeed deactivate driers for that.  Perhaps it's all in combination.

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   6 years ago in  Do Uber drivers give low ratings to passengers that are quiet and do not engage in conversations?

  I am a driver.  Riders who take short rides seem to likely not tip.  I am not sure if it's the type of people or if most people don't feel like they need to tip short rides.  but it's quite the opposite. If you take a $3.00 ride, please give us a few extra bucks. They go a long way...

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   6 years ago in  As a ride share driver, what is your worst nightmare?

  I'd love to roll as never picking up underage passengers EVER, but I highly suspect I have been driving them. If they have an Uber account, they are supposed to be 18. None of my business...right?

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