Derrick Pierce (cheesehead)

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  Las Vegas Uber driver pummeled by passengers in attack caught on video

  https://www.foxnews.com/us/uber-driver-in-las-vegas-attacked-by-passengers-after-refusing-to-give-rideScary stuff... stay safe out there guys. They will catch these a-holes and they will be punished.Two young …
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  Pair escape as Uber plunges into the sea in Cannes

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45232272 Uber said the driver, who also escaped, was "no longer able" to use its app. Well that's good at …
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  Electric Scooter Charger Culture Is Out of Control [The Atlantic]

  I had no idea it was like this. I gotta start charging Birds. Over the course of the next few …
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  Lyft is now valued at over $15 B

  They're coming for you Uber... This year Lyft is on a pace to record $7.7 billion in gross bookings, the …
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  Waymo's fleet of self driving cars is about to get 100 times bigger

  There will soon be 62,000 additional self-driving minivans on the streets. The size of Waymo’s fleet of self-driving Chrysler Pacifica …
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  Boston taxi drivers fail to prove Uber is a monopolistic behemoth using unfair pricing to crush them, judge rules

  It's funny for the taxi industry to be complaining of a monopoly, when they've spent decades with one. The whole …
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  Didi passenger murdered by driver

  A Didi passenger was raped and murdered in China over the weekend. Didi has overhauled its service as a result, …
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  Didi IPO is coming

  This is gonna be a big one. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/chinese-uber-rival-didi-chuxing-in-talks-to-launch-ipo-wsj.html
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  Fake Uber drivers are out to get you...?

  Check those license plate numbers, people. Every time. https://www.today.com/money/fake-uber-drivers-are-out-there-here-s-how-avoid-t126919
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  Uber to ban drivers from working over 12 hour straight

  After 12 hours of driving, drivers will be banned from accepting rides for the next six hours. https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/uber-to-ban-drivers-from-working-over-12-hours-straight/
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  Should it be legal to own your own self-driving car?

  ZipCar, Uber, and other rideshare companies want to make it illegal to own your own self-driving car in the city. …

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   5 years ago in  Fake Uber driver with unconscious women in his backseat arrested for kidnapping

  Creeeeeeepyyyy...

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   5 years ago in  Meet the drivers who may be offered $10,000.00 to purchase stock in Lyft. Thoughts? What would you do?

  The companies haven’t said how they’d select the drivers afforded access to IPO shares, but they likely would focus on longtime, active drivers, and, at Lyft, the plan is to award drivers who have logged at least 10,000 rides

  Soooo... $1 extra per ride. $10k seems like a lot but when in reality it's not that huge of a bonus compared to the work they put in for the company. Nice surprise for those who get it though!

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   5 years ago in  An Uber ride goes wrong and Salsa with a hint of nuts. Two dispicable human beings.

  EW

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   5 years ago in  Uber and Lyft reportedly giving some drivers cash bonuses to use towards buying IPO stock

  Pocket the cash, of course. Do you think I'm crazy???

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   5 years ago in  Pregnant Lyft driver stabbed to death. What can drivers do to protect themselves? As a driver have you ever been in a bad situation? If so what did you do? Please share.

  In big cities, taxis have always had a thick plexiglass shield behind the front seats for protection. Taxi drivers always have a big wad of cash so this makes sense. I used to think this wasn't necessary in Uber since there is no cash changing hands. But I guess not. How sad.

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   5 years ago in  Thief Pretends To Lose Phone Under Taxi Seat, Then Rips Off Drivers When They Stop To Help, Police Say

  The drivers then stopped their cars and tried to find the man’s phone, at which point he’d steal from them and run away, police said.

  What did he steal from them? I wish this article had a little more detail..

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   5 years ago in  ‘Suicide Surcharge’ or Crucial Fee to Fix the Subway? Taxi Drivers Brace for Battle Over $2.50 Charge

  Yeah I think they're basically saying "why are you punishing us for a problem that Uber created". Kind of makes sense...

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   5 years ago in  ‘Suicide Surcharge’ or Crucial Fee to Fix the Subway? Taxi Drivers Brace for Battle Over $2.50 Charge

  This is a pretty solid argument:

  In the lawsuit, taxi owners and drivers also claim that they should not be charged a so-called “congestion tax” because their numbers have been capped by city law at 13,587 “to prevent an overabundance of cars and congestion,” even as Uber and other ride-app services had been allowed until recently to expand exponentially.

  When they put it like that it does seem pretty unfair. That taxi industry is really hamstrung in places like this.

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   5 years ago in  Uber Is Headed for a Crash [nymag]

  "The transportation company appears to have hit the limit of how much it can squeeze drivers, since churn has increased."

  ...Yay for us? I guess?

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   5 years ago in  Sir, Sir what are ten life hacks you can give me that will get me ahead if I carry them out with discipline, " said the young pax to the wizened Uber driver.

  Great stuff. Attitude is everything. Your entire happiness, or lack of it, comes from attitude. Also being on time 😃 

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   5 years ago in  Uber/Lyft drivers, what pet peeves do you have about the general publics driving skills or lack there of? Share your thoughts and experiences.

  You've made quite a list here. My biggest pet peeves are people driving the speed limit in the left lane (come on...), and not using signal. It's not that hard, the thing is attached to the damn steering wheel! Just gotta flick it!

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   5 years ago in  Should we drive during the government shutdown?

  Hey they're perfectly qualified for it... I swear sometimes it seems that way...

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   5 years ago in  Heroin Epidemic. As an Uber driver would you be willing to carry Narcan in the event someone would Over Dose in your car?

  I think this is a very rational response and I don't blame you for it. You're right, it shouldn't be our responsibility and I don't blame any driver for not carrying narcan. Personally I think I am going to start carrying it but that is my choice.

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   5 years ago in  What's a typical passenger rating for Uber? Is 4.50 good?

  Driver here. I am sorry if this happend to you. This is in no way a reason to ding someone's rating! Some people have a different idea of what it takes to close a door. It's fine. Maybe they are used to a heavier door. It's ok, my car can take it and I do not take any offense, they are just closing. the. door. It comes with the territory. If car doors were not designed to handle being closed we'd have a lot of broken car doors... But, I am not surprised some drivers get upset over it. Some people just look for things to get upset over, and after a long day of shuttling people around town sometimes nerves can be frayed...

  Yeah the short rides thing can be annoying, but it's our job. I wouldn't ding a rating for that alone.

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   5 years ago in  Disrepectful uber driver

  That's funny. Why would he think you were stealing his license anyway? Seems paranoid. Sorry you had to deal with that. Not a fun situation. Most uber drivers would handle that a lot better, like realize that they probably just lost the license on the floor or something but there are always the weirdos and I wish uber would screen them out better. 

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   5 years ago in  What should you never say to an Uber or Lyft (or any other rideshare) driver?

  Mind if I take off my shoes?

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   5 years ago in  DRIVERS STOP DRIVING CHILDREN WITHOUT CAR SEATS. Car Seat Issue Yet Again! What is wrong with patents? Drivers? Uber & Lyft???

  It's so infuriating. This happens all the time, but I still cannot understand why parents just don't get it. Don't you want your kids to be safe??? And why is it my fault you don't know the law? And how the heck don't you know the law to begin with?? I mean, this isn't some obscure rule on the books, I think it's pretty well known.

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   5 years ago in  How to report an uber driver

  Like others said... I think this is a police matter... Good luck.

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   5 years ago in  As a Driver, will you buy Uber or Lyft stock when it becomes available?

  I will buy a little of both companies.  It is an investment in the  rideshare industry which has nowhere to go but up.  Going to buy and hold it.

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   5 years ago in  The Importance of Staying Alert (The World Needs More 'LERTS)

  Wow... GREAT job avoiding a serious accident there... awesome reflexes.

  This must be one of my biggest pet peeves. I honestly think it's not even laziness that drives people to stop like this, it's just sheer unpreparedness. They realize they are on the wrong exit, and they literally panic and don't know what to do, so they just hit the brakes. It's crazy.

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   6 years ago in  ALLERGIC REACTION TO TOBACCO SMOKE

  Driver here. Uber cars are technically supposed to be smoke-free. But like brownbear said, even if that rule was adhered to, you don't know the car's history. One thing you could do is call the driver after you request the ride (you can call via the app), and ask them, explaining that any previous smokers in the car at all would give you a bad reaction. Most drivers would be honest about it since they don't want a bad rating. They would rather you cancel the ride than get a 1 star rating.

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