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Frank Pressly (fpressly)
Ride Apprentice from Greenville, SC
Video te ego audiam vos ego sentio tibi. - Cat herder - Uber/Lyft 3000 rides
4088 Rider DriverI have been a ride share driver for almost three years. While I like the ride share concept, I truly hate it's implementation and the way Uber and Lyft have so little regard for their work force. I am for the little guy. I seek to right injustice and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. It's usually the ones you find hardest to love that need it the most. Please enjoy my opinion and if you like (or even if you just welcome the effort), an upvote is a digital pat on the back and is most appreciated. I invite you to read my other comments and upvote them as well. Thanks
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Do Uber/Lyft drivers have to carry carry commercial insurance?
Commercial insurance is not necessary; but, may be purchased if desired. Commercial insurance is bought from agents who specialize in … -
Who in your opinion are the bottom feeders of the ride share experience?
I have to say there is one class of people I can't stand. While I understand what they are doing, … -
Ok, when I call an Uber and it’s empty, do I sit in the front with the driver, or in the back alone?
First stop should be the cultural police. Depending on what country you are in and your culture, is it appropriate … -
Things you should you never say to an Uber or Lyft driver?
“I’ll tip you in the app...” which is almost always a lie.“Hurry Up, I’m late for my …”. If … -
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.
If you do these ten things, you will die a contented person. They take no prior training. They take no … -
What are the three best reasons to work for Uber?
Top three? I can’t think of a top one. When you drive for Uber you are basically liquidating the value … -
As a driver what are some of the dumbest questions or comments a pax has made?
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What can your riders do to make your life a little easier?
Make themselves readily findable. Help the driver to find them quickly and easily by text or calling. Treat the driver … -
If I am stopped by a police officer with a radar gun. Can I ask him to show me the speed I was going on the radar? What are my options?
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Why has the issue of tipping for RideShare become such a fixation and under appreciated topic by the public?
What is it in the public's mindset that has set the stage for such a bruhaha over tipping RideShare drivers? … -
I am moving off the beaten path with a gripe about Hewlett Packard!!
I have owned Hewlett Packard printers for most of my adult life. Sure I have tried others, but seem to … -
What is the meaning of ‘out for delivery'?
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What do you do with your time while you wait for the ping?
I've been at this for a few years now and I still look for new and interesting ways to make … -
Does it make sense to buy a (used) car for Uber?
That is the ONLY thing that makes sense. A new car would be ruined by the mileage you run up … -
Riders, tell me about the best driver/experience you ever had with a ride share. What made it so good/special?
Riders, I would be interested in hearing about all the best of the best rides you have experienced. What made … -
You drivers that have been doing this for a while and have thousands of passenger trips, do you believe people are mostly good or mostly bad
I am disappointed in what I have seen in terms of the quality of people who use ride share transportation. … -
As a ride share driver, what is your worst nightmare?
Being wrongly accused and not having proof to the contrary. With dashcam and two other hidden cameras and five audio … -
As a driver or passenger, have you experienced any thing during a rider share experience that REALLY made you angry? I mean ready to pop mad!
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What do they not tell you about being a Uber/Lyft driver?
What they don’t tell you… Well for one thing, that I would have a constant crick in my neck from … -
All you clever drivers, any ideas on how to make the connection/pickup process smoother or more foolproof?
Uber tends to place the pin at the rear entrance of most addresses. Savvy riders place the pin advantageously. Autofill …
Featured Answers by fpressly
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I disagree with the majority here. In my opinion, WHO is able to use the ride share platform is ultimately up to the ride share company. How well they vette their drivers is ultimately up to them and they therefore are responsible/liable for selecting poor/incompetent drivers. How qualified/skillful someone is as a driver, their mental state, whether they have the correct insurance and whether vehicle is safe are a myriad of factors that a ride share driver should be denied access to the platform for. Any good lawyer could make hay with just one of those arguments. The fact that someone is not an employee, is just one facet of this gem. In an accident involving a ride share situation, the fact that the driver is a driver, the rider is a rider, the vehicle is in use for this purpose and the fact that all these factors come into play at one time are all things entirely controlled and made to come about by the ride share company. We could not be in this situation, at this moment in time, without the ride share company's ultimate control and participation. The ride share driver may not technically be an employee and the ride share not an employer; but, they are undeniably in a partnership in this enterprise.
In legal situations partners are liable. Especially if they are in the drivers seat of the partnership. Of course all of this only matters if the ride share driver is found to be the at fault driver. Otherwise both driver and rider would look to the other drivers insurance to make them whole. If the ride share driver is at fault, he could well argue he was distracted by the rider. This is where a dashcam is invaluable.
When your car is being used as a ride share, it is operating under a carrier license held by Uber/Lyft. It is no different than a bus or subway, all of which are public places in the legal context.
I think the question should be, "why does everyone else go so fast?" For the most part you will find Uber drivers trying to stay around the speed limit. This is for a very good reason that which has nothing to do with what most of these other answers suggest.
Each day, late in the afternoon Uber sends each driver a report. It is breakdown of every stop and start the driver made that day while on platform. Acceleration, deceleration and speed are all monitored by GPS by Uber. If your usage report is shabby you are warned and then fired from the platform.
So next time your Uber driver is going the speed limit but everyone else is flying by just remember, the driver does not have the freedom to waive GPS observations.
I am afraid it is your fault. Two factors come into play. When you are approaching the rear of a vehicle in front of you, you have the ultimate responsibility of not striking that vehicle (unless the other vehicle was doing something illegal and it couldn't be avoided). Now it sounds like this was on private property. Rules of the public roads may not apply. The second factor is when the collision occurred who was moving. If the other vehicle is stationary and you are moving, YOU are at fault.(no matter where the doors are or any thing else - if that's how the doors had to be for him to take care of his business then that is what you came up on). In any accident, the vehicle/s that are moving cause the accident and are at fault.
I have to report my findings on TRYP. TRYP is a scam. It is a thinly veiled M(ulti)L(evel)M(arketing) and as is the case with all MLMs, no one except the organizers will make any money. TRYP promises the moon. Most importantly to driver, 100% of fares. No app, no riders, no company. Sure, I'm gonna hand over $200 a month to a ghost on a promise. NOT!
This guy "DispatchedDriver" is an Influencer. In this MLM scam they have the "Independent Driver" (an actual driver) and "Influencers" (people who have nothing to do with Ride Share - but want to get in on this scam by influencing people to participate).
Steer clear of this one friends. If it looks like a skunk, walks like a skunk and smells like a skunk...wait for it...it probably IS a skunk!! I know this scam stinks!
Administering Narcan to someone who does not need it results in ...wait for it...nothing. The side effects of naloxone (Narcan) are flushing, dizziness, tiredness,weakness, nervousness, restlessness, irritability, body aches. All things one could live with when the alternative is overdose and death.
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Wow, so there is no forgiveness...ever? That seems a little harsh to me.
Do you think that is fair to insist on "no criminal background". What if someone has something on their record 30-40 years old? They should be ostracized forever? Most non-governmental job applications limit the scope of their background questions to "have you been convicted of a felony in the past ten years". Security background checks ask for a lifetime disclosure; but, that does not necessarily disqualify you from that position. They just would like to know everything about you to preclude any possibility of someone blackmailing you with that information. If there is no path to forgiveness then criminals have no reason to rehabilitate themselves. I just think at some point we as a society have to let it go.
JustSchmidt has to admit??? Sir, you are a poet and don't know it...but your feet show it (they're Longfellows)!! LOL
I drive in Greenville, SC and yes, I would absolutely carry Narcan if someone provided it for me to carry. However, I don't have $135 to spend on the product if I had to buy it. The Good Samaritan laws cover acts of people trying to help others in emergency situations and as a nasal spray it's not like you can mess it up. People who say they are risk averse and are worried about being sued have no backbone. Anytime I can help another human being, particularly in a life and death situation I am going to step up. It's just in my nature. I don’t think of it as a “driver” issue so much as a responsible citizen issue.
Dialup Nickleback, hand her the bluetooth headset and tell her to enjoy.
So, what does smart look like?
It is rare and usually it comes from some kind of beef between the driver and rider. If someone was drunk and treated the driver badly the driver feels motivated/justified in "squeezing the lemon" and claim vomit or peeing in seat damages. I think it is retaliatory in most cases. You do have a few conniving drivers out to beat the system though.
Paypal takes and processes any credit/debit card. Also Paypal issues a debit Mastercard for account holders. If my Paypal Mastercard is the registered method of payment with Uber there you go. Paying with Paypal.
I don't know about meds. I imagine they can get stale and lose their potency over time. Since it is something you are ingesting into your body I would think it prudent to find out for sure. An ink cartridge either works or it doesn't. No physical harm either way.
Surprisingly people don’t carry what they need for a tire change. A tire to begin with, one that’s not flat. A jack (with the necessary components to make it all work) and a four way tire iron. It never hurts to know where to mount the jack. Parents should take their kids on a dry run and let them practice so when they encounter this on the road they won’t be helpless.
Delivery services are bound by a lot of rules. Sometimes addressing anomalies and acceptance requirements not being met necessitate the return of the item to the hub for reprocessing. It will usually come corrected the next day or at least an explanation.
It could be that as well. In fact it could apply to any delivery situation where the driver is on his “last mile” of delivery.
A driver is notified of a riders request for a ride with a very distinctive sound from the app. It is referred to as “the ping”.
I really enjoy the lost art of reading as well. I like you, didn't have the opportunity to sit and read for many decades. Now I find turning the pages of a book to be somewhat therapeutic. Turning pages is progress by any measure. I have a relationship with a used book store where I trade in read books and get new. Technical and business, computer/cellphone screens are fine. A good novel, give me the real deal.