Jackson Bauer (jbauer)

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  Here's the proof: Uber drivers are ripping off its customers [Who's Driving You?]

  Check out this classic from Who's Driving You.  Anti-Uber website. "Imagine yourself at a gas pump. You’ve swiped your card, …
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  In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken [NBC]

  I know this is a bummer news, but I feel responsible sharing it.  BTW, no, that isn't the guy who …
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  Uber adopts continuous driver background checks [CNet]

  I don't know what "continous background check" is, but it sounds cool and super evil.  We expect nothing less from …
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  Are taxis officially dead? How are they surviving?

  So, we used to hear the feud between Uber and Taxi quite a bit in the past, but I feel …
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  I am a driver and I forgot to start the trip. In fact, I forget very often. Any advice?

  This must be an old habit for me as a taxi driver.  I pick up the user, and I start …
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  Uber and Lyft are undermining NYC's green taxis [NYPost]

  This was such a knee-jerk reaction during the worst team.  We all said it was stupid to introduce a new …
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  How many miles does a NYC taxi do in its vehicle's lifetime?

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  Don’t worry, It’s just water from my stomach… (from UberMan)

  Okay, I’ll cut to the chase. I was puked on. That’s right….not just all over the car, but all over …
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  How do Uber and Lyft distribute their drivers? They seem to brag about incre...

  How do Uber and Lyft distribute their drivers? They seem to brag about increased response time, but how can they …
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  Female Experience as a Uber Driver

  I was driving around for 45 minutes, took me 10 minutes to get to the fare, drove 5 minutes and …
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  Why Uber Is A Scam - Math Explains

  Here's the math considering Uber commissions, fuell, depreciation of the car,taxes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgQPj90OrQETranscript
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  Sexy Taxi driver calendar is here. Your turn Uber!!

  Love the confidence in these guys' eyes. You know they are cool people just looking at them. http://ny.curbed.com/2016/11/15/13639372/sexy-taxi-driver-2017-calendar-nyc
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  Is Uber Pricing really guaranteed?

  Is it really guaranteed? I have never used Uber and this is something I wonder about. How is this possible? …
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  Do Uber and Lyft tax your earnings or do they send you 1099's at the end of the year?

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   6 years ago in  What happens if a passenger cancels an Uber ride in the middle of a trip? (mid-ride, mid-trip)

  Thanks for laying this out.  and what a great call on the surge.

  Does Uber give you the adjustment?  I feel like it may be hard to argue that as the log will show the ride ended and it'll be hard to prove you actually carried the passenger all the way.

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   6 years ago in  As a driver, have you kicked out a passenger? Ended a ride early mid-trip?

  One time, I drove this guy to his friend's house which was a gate-community.  We buzzed his friend but there were no responses.  He said there is a party and he must not be able to hear his intercom.

  There were other cars going by and going into the community.  The guy insisted that I follow another car through the gate.  Told me to stay "very close."  I declined, completed the ride without asking and told him to walk.   I will not risk the gate shutting on my car AND did not want ot be involved in tresspassing as this man could not prove to me that he had permission to enter the premises.

  I have no idea how far the walk was for him, but he was super pissed.  Screamed and yelled and gave me a 1-star rating.  Uber took care of 2 weeks later.

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   6 years ago in  Common reasons Uber drivers give low ratings to passengers? Let's say anything less than a five star rating?
  The only time I give 4 or lower is when the rider does something openly disrespectful or that directly cost me money.   An example is a passenger that makes me wait around or call me to a location that forces me to drive around looking for him.  People leaving bad instructions fall into this group.

  Other than those, they all get 5 stars from me.  

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

  I agree with your thought on whether it actually does anything to motivate the users.  Sure, getting deactivated for having 4.60 or below is bad, but it's not like we get paid for having a 4.90 (which is super high).

  Perhaps Uber should consider gamificating the star-ratings and it may inspire drivers to become better. 

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   6 years ago in  Why don't you see more female Uber and Lyft drivers and how would you encourage more women to become one?

  Make glass dividers more accessible to consumers.  Oooh, if I made one, would you buy it?

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   6 years ago in  What are some Uber driver tricks? Are they scam? I heard there's a bunch.

  What's wrong with watching NetFlix for 6 hours and not doing any rides?  and making a full day's pay?

  and Uber has $70B!!

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   6 years ago in  As a driver, can I use an alias, a different name, instead of the real name? For safety.

  yeah, but taxis did this since beginning of time.

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   6 years ago in  Can a Uber drive operating and driving in New Jersey (NJ) pick up in NYC or New York State?

  If you are under NY TLC, you can even pick up in NJ, CT, and PA.  It's the almighty pass!  

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

  Imagine the steps it takes.

  • You see the request comes up.  You accept.
  • You drive to the restaurant.
  • You find a parking spot.
  • You walk inside the restaurant.
  • You wait until the hostess can approach you.
  • You wait until the food comes out.  
  • You walk back to the car.
  • You drive to your destination.<-------------------The time you make money.
  • You arrive then look for a parking spot.
  • You walk to the address.
  • You knock and wait at the door.
  • You hand over the food

  Tell me how this is worth it.

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   6 years ago in  Medallions up for grabs. 80% off?

  These aren't the $1M yellow cab medallions. They're like gypsy services that started a few years ago that serve the boroughs (not Manhattan).  

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   6 years ago in  Medallions up for grabs. 80% off?

  It's a new service. These are different than the infamous yellow cab medallions. 

  These say $200K, but it was under my impression that these are regular permits you purchase for much cheaper directly from the city. Are people really doing private sales already?  I would be a bit warned of a site like this.

  you should check TLC  http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/shl.shtml

  They are supposed to be much cheaper to obtain so smaller operators and companies can open a taxi service in New York City. They are assigned to specific areas of operations and can certainly not operate in Manhattan where Yellow Can is the sole provider of street hail service. (Meaning they can pick up a hailing passenger)

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   6 years ago in  Uber to require a 6-hour break for every 12 hours of driving in the U.S.

  That's what this article says but the Guru guy mentions the Chicago city ordinances how they  count the hours while you are waiting for a fare. 

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   6 years ago in  Uber to require a 6-hour break for every 12 hours of driving in the U.S.

  As a driver it's BS.  12 hour shift is nothing.  Sometimes long hours is the only way to make a living this crappy job and now they're clamping down on us. 

  As a taxi driver, I've had 24 hour shifts. That was the norm 

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   6 years ago in  Shouldn't cities cancel medallion systems if they are allowing Uber and Lyft to operate?

  Hey, you didn't answer whether the medallion fees should be cancelled!   i'd say, yes!  Damn hypocrites.

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   6 years ago in  Shouldn't cities cancel medallion systems if they are allowing Uber and Lyft to operate?

  This thread is a reminder that the medallion system in places like NYC and Boston ARE STILL IN PLACE TODAY!!  WHAAAAAAAAAAA

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   6 years ago in  Are rideshare companies doing enough to ensure the safety of child riders?

  The news story also makes it sound like Uber and Lyft are evail for not responding to a random request from a small local news outlet.  They finish off by saying Uber and Lyft aren't saying how they are fixing the problem...but they themselves talked about how they are!  (e.g. cancellation reasons)  Too many holes in this story.

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   6 years ago in  Are rideshare companies doing enough to ensure the safety of child riders?

  I thought the same thing so I looked at it closely. It's some crappy media story this local station purchased for a story.  This isn't like a verified thing.  way too much fluff to make it believable.  

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   6 years ago in  Uber SPACE

  It's still the fastest car regardless of whether it's in space or not.  0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds. 630 miles in a single charge.

  http://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-quickest-production-car-ever-714586

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   6 years ago in  How much do Uber drivers make (in Detroit, Houston and Denver) hourly? - Below Minimum Wage?

  True.  There has to be value in having a flexible schedule and working in your spare time.

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   6 years ago in  Why isn't Juno dominating?

  They have a richer parent.  In Israel or UK or something.

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

  Imagine the steps it takes.

  • You see the request comes up.  You accept.
  • You drive to the restaurant.
  • You find a parking spot.
  • You walk inside the restaurant.
  • You wait until the hostess can approach you.
  • You wait until the food comes out.  
  • You walk back to the car.
  • You drive to your destination.<-------------------The time you make money.
  • You arrive then look for a parking spot.
  • You walk to the address.
  • You knock and wait at the door.
  • You hand over the food

  Tell me how this is worth it.

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