PhilDorfman

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  What does it take to become a FedEx or UPS driver? Do they make more money than Amazon Flex or DSPs?

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  I don't understand how the cancellation rate (the percentage) is calculated. Has anyone figured it out?

  No, I am not stupid.  I tried to do that math but it doesn't work.  I know after experimenting that …

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   4 years ago in  Uber Self-Driving Car Test Driver is Found Guilty in Pedestrian Death

  Can’t Uber’s crappy technology be blamed for this?

  How do we know the car was supposed to have avoided the pedestrian, and that the expectation to this tester’s was that the car was to avoid her.
  Also, doesn’t the liability still fall on Uber as it was their employee who caused the death?

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   5 years ago in  Why would a driver prefer a TAXI over Uber or Lyft? When do drivers choose to drive taxis instead of Uber or Lyft?

  Well, not everyone owns a car and has one at his or her disposal. 

  Many taxi drivers are immigrants who do not have the cash or credit history to purchase a car. They walk or take public transportation to "lease" a taxi, drop the few hundred bucks, and keep whatever they make. 

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   5 years ago in  Your Uber ride could get 80% cheaper over the next decade

  I’ll be dead by the time autonomous vehicles take over, so this doesn’t concern me. 

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   5 years ago in  What happens if a rider refuses to get out of your car?

  Why would they refuse to get out of the car. I can't even think of a scenario. Do you mean like when you get into an argument?  Oh, like when you cancel the trip due to their behavior?

  What I deal is more the drunks passing out in the backseat. I've been told to drive them to the police station but that's eve more distance I need to incur. . I'd rather just push them out of the car onto a curb. I did my job to get them to the destination and they probably won't remember anyway. lol

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   5 years ago in  Any Drivers testing "Taco Mode" for Lyft in their market?

  Just another marketing idea. Taco Mode does have a funny ring. 

  All will work itself out. No sense in wasting our breaths. 

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   5 years ago in  How does Uber/Lyft scam passengers? Ideas on their tactics to set higher fares and surges. Share your suspicions, angry riders!

  Isn't tipping a part of the education of the pax. i mean, it's all about the expectation.  They don't know that the drivers are getting screwed by their company, i.e. Uber.

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   5 years ago in  How long do Uber riders have to go back and rate their drivers?

  I think I heard somewhere that it's like a month.

  Riders usually rate their drivers when they re-open the app or when they actually open the email receipt. I think they do give ample time.

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   5 years ago in  As a Uber or Lyft driver, what sets you apart from other drivers? What do you do to have an edge over others?

  I do something many other drivers but not all of them.

  1) Febreeze between every fare.

  2) Offer free chargers and mints, etc.

  3) don't ask for tip

  4) I don't play music unless asked.  I don't engage on a conversation too much unless engaged first.

  Just be respectful.

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   5 years ago in  Where to find highest UberX fares

  Thanks.  I appreciate the attempts, but do you have something a bit more detailed and pragmatic. You say look for patterns and some locations, but I would love to hear more specific hints.

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   5 years ago in  Has everyone seen their Uber video for drivers? It was interesting/nice but a fare increase would be nicer.

  Thanks!  I’ll check it out tonight. 

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   5 years ago in  Has everyone seen their Uber video for drivers? It was interesting/nice but a fare increase would be nicer.

  Never saw it.  I might have but I probably didn't bother.  Was it in the app or their blog?

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   5 years ago in  Some Uber drivers don’t know what they make, according to a new study from Georgetown University.

  Nope, of course we don't.  Too hard to calculate and the people who do Uber driving work are a bunch of low-class low-income and uneducated folks for the most part.  me included.

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   5 years ago in  Uber Black/SUV Drivers - Thoughts on the new quiet mode?

  Apparently just conversations.  It doesn't even apply to music.

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   5 years ago in  Driver strike on May 8th - Are you participating?

  Yes!! Of course!

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   5 years ago in  How much would you pay to guarantee your rating never drops below 5 stars?

  I don’t understand the question. 

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   5 years ago in  Uber and Lyft drivers, what is something your passengers never do but should?

  If you use Lyft or Juno, please ask me about "Uber."

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   5 years ago in  Think you know how to Uber and Lyft? Make sure you're aware of these safety tips

  Wait for your ride indoors

  Ahhhh....as a driver, I hate tip #1!!!  Please wait for us on the curb! We hate double parking!

  Map your own route during the ride

  Ahhh...  I hate this too! If you decide to, please use Wave so we don't have to unnecessarily argue!

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   5 years ago in  All you clever drivers, any ideas on how to make the connection/pickup process smoother or more foolproof?

  See, this used to work differently in the past.  The GPS would still kick in to identify the location, but it would snap to a closest address.  Then the official address would be sent to the drivers.

  It seems to work, but this ended up creating problems too where it would snap to a different location than where the user was.  This happened a lot in big buildings, apartment complexes, campuses, etc.

  
  

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   5 years ago in  Is Uber eats worth it for drivers?

  There is a huge gap in the expectation and what's realistic.  Customers expect us to be like pizza delivery.  Straight to the door, whether they are in an apartment complex or an office building. So many times, they would expect me to go upstairs and knock on their door, while my car is stranded on side of a road. When I ask that they come meet me, I either get a complaint or have to wait several minutes for someone to come down. What a nightmare.

  I am sure there are people who would do it. I mean, there are Chinese and Pizza delivery people out there.  It's a good idea for Uber to try to leverage their existing workforce (i.e. drivers), but I feel like this is entirely a different job.

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   5 years ago in  We all know Uber is a awful company, why do you drive and/or use them?

  Umm...to make money, of course.

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