HerbMercedez

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  Should Uber be held responsible for the rape case its driver is facing?

  Uber driver convicted of raping female passenger, faces 20 years in prison

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   5 years ago in  Do UberEats drivers come to the door or do they expect us to come downstairs to their car? I live in an apartment building.

  There are no hard rule on this as every case is different.  Just do what makes sense under commonsense.

  • If you live on a busy street with no parking, go downstairs.  Help the guy out.
  • If you are wheelchair bound, ask the driver to come upstairs. He/She will help you out.

  We are all in this together. 

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   5 years ago in  Has anyone come up with Uber for Hookers and Prostitutes?

  I am afraid to google this one (I mean, heaven forbid my wife finds out), but I am sure it exists!  Just type it in and see!

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   5 years ago in  Am I supposed to be tipping the food delivery drivers and bicylists? (UberEats, DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates, etc.)

  I tip like $5 for a regular order of $40 or so.  For anything less, like a $20 breakfast bagel, I just round up to the next 5.  (so like $3?)

  I don't do it by percentage.  Just a few bucks for the delivery fee. Sort of what people do (I think) for pizza and chinese delivery guys.

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   5 years ago in  Lyft sinks 12%, falls below IPO price - Calling it a "Gut check for Uber"

  Gut checking indeed. Will this botched IPO negatively affect Uber's IPO. Me thinks yes.

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   5 years ago in  Uber Destination Mode Paying 30% Less

  The left is taking over.  It’s all socialism from this point. 

  Public Uber will be full of idealistic BS and this is just one example.  It’s the mentality of making everyone happy and majoring failing. 

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   5 years ago in  What are vehicle requirements for Uber?

  Alright, I will bite.  What kind of car do you have?

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   5 years ago in  Uber and Lyft confirm drivers can’t broadcast videos of passengers after a string of privacy incidents

  Then why do televisions have to blur out people’s faces unless they have permissions?

  Oh is it because the footage is being used for commercial purposes?

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   6 years ago in  Seeking Drivers for a company that is going to change how rideshare is done

  Why be so secretive? Let's let the public decide and find out how awesome it is.

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   6 years ago in  Where is the difference between Uber and new rideshare.

  Don't know.  Tell us. :)

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   6 years ago in  How can I specify a female driver?

  yeah, I was thinking of this as well. I used to hear riders who would cancel repeatedly and Uber had to implement this special rule.

  Cancelling usually doesn't have much consequence on the riders (or I supposed drivers too) because the ratings aren't affected.  There are no mechanisms in place now though. Long distance pickup, must cancel beffore 2 minutes, can't cancel repeatedly...

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   6 years ago in  How can I specify a female driver?

  I suppose the context and background story do play a role here. I agree I empathize with her and why she does that.

  In a case like this though, I would imagine she should (and probably does) arrange for special rides from those who she trusts or a female limo driver whom she has relationship with.

  If you were driving an Uber, I'd imagine it was an exception, where she had was in a circumstance she had to call for one.  I mean I can't imagine her doing this every time.

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   6 years ago in  Does crime play a role in your day to day driving itinerary?

  sorry, wrong thread. not sure what happened here. i dont know how to delete on this forum.

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   6 years ago in  Does crime play a role in your day to day driving itinerary?

  well, let's be real. robotaxis will put us all out of business.

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   6 years ago in  How can I specify a female driver?

  I feel like that's gender discrimination. Seems wrong.

  This actually brings up a great question. Do riders have an "acceptance rate" or cancellation rates? I feel like this is bad practice. Inconveniences a lot of drivers.

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   6 years ago in  Drivers/ Riders How do you feel about a driver having a sign up about tipping in their vehicle or an actual tip box in their car???

  I used to think it was tacky, but I also understand the position of the drivers and how little they get paid.  I will do my part to tip and if they need to educate others by having a tip box, I am okay with that.  All power to them.

  I will admit though.  Most people are confused the fact there are tip jars, because there is already a tip option in the Uber app.  Keen minds suspect that there must be something. Maybe tips on Uber app is taxed, or something, but perhaps if you can share with us why drivers prefer tip jar over Uber app (I am assuming), that'd be nice.

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   6 years ago in  Lyft says absolutely "no weapons", but isn't that a bit vague? Can I bring a Swiss Army Knife?

  Lyft's help site says this:

  At a minimum, a "weapon" includes any form of firearm. There are many items that could be considered weapons besides firearms, such as handguns, stun guns, explosives, knives, sling shots and tasers. Lyft reserves sole judgment on what else may constitute a "weapon."  If you have any questions about whether various items could be considered a "weapon" under this policy, please contact Lyft Support before bringing any questionable items onto Lyft property. 

  https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012923127#weapons

  So, basically anything.

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   6 years ago in  Why was I charged the cancellation fee? I did it within 5 minutes.

  Isn't this a system account managed by the administrators? It just collects and displays the anonymous questions asked by users who didn't leave a name.

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   6 years ago in  Drivers who smoke. What special things do you do to make sure you don't get dinged on your ratings?

  What a sharp question.  This is actually a tough one for smokers.

  We obviously don't smoke in our cars when we are on a shift.  That's just plain suicide.  So we smoke on breaks, outside of the car, etc. 

  The problem?  I would be smoking in a park or pulled off to the side of the road, and then I get a ping.  I have to respond, and there's always the residual smell that sticks.  I actually do not have a good response to this one, as I've actually gotten negative feedback on Lyft's "Ways to Improve"

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