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Monica Castleberry (momof4)
Ride Expert from Philadelphia PA
Mom & Nursing Student by day Ride Share Driver by night always on the go
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Posts by momof4
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Uber's Secret "Project Luigi". Just another way to put the screws to the drivers.
Uber has 180 of Change, Uber Pro. Lyft in some markets added the long pick up fee for drivers. Then … -
Lyft finally got some B@!!$! They made a positive decision on their own without waiting on Uber to do it.
WTG Lyft! I always call these companies out for their BS however they have made a positive decision for the … -
Lyft finally does something right! About damn time.
Its about damn time! We have been complaining about this for months. Although it helped drivers it screwed up with … -
Is Uber's Customer Service Reps causing drivers to lose out on tips? You be the judge.
Or is Ubers app? Or both??? My son & his gf went out Friday night to his Christmas party & … -
Uber drivers seeing Surge Amt. on their maps but what is Uber really charging the rider? Where is all that money going? I can tell you.
I've seen this on 2 other occassions when my kids call me for a ride. This all started back in … -
Hope drivers dont fall for this! Drivers will end up working for free. Is there anything this company wont do to screw over drivers???
Just another way to not pay drivers. The interest will be so high drivers will be driving for weeks to … -
Uber wins small Victory in CA rape suit. What do you think?
I dont agree with Uber very often. They usually are at fault. However in this case it was not their … -
Didn't Uber say they were deactivating riders with low ratings?
I know Uber said they were giving riders time and suggestions to improve their ratings. That had to be at … -
Is Uber serious? Uber Offering snacks now when logging off.
Went out to drive today. Logged on accepted a trip. Completed it. Logged off to run an errand. The app … -
More on the Axios interview with Evil CEO Dara K. This dude is a total jerk.
The only thing this man gets right in the interview is autonomous vehicles are a long way off. How much … -
Lyft wants you to give up "Car Ownership". Say goodbye to your car and rely on using Lyft to travel.
Lyft wants you to "give up car ownership". They will help you sell your car. They paired up with Carvana … -
AXIO on HBO interviews Dara K. on drivers wanting to unionize. Short video. What a joke.
See link to interview below. Dara definately dont want drivers to form a Union. This last statement from him is … -
Will Uber and Lyft ever stop fighting laws? How do they get away with ignoring laws? Is drivers ever going to make what they deserve?
Will Uber and Lyft ever pay the drivers what they deserve? Will driver rates increase? Why don't Uber & Lyft … -
Drivers don't forget Thanksgiving Eve is the busiest drinking night of the year!
If you are new to driving for Uber & Lyft or you never thought about it this is the best … -
Uber being Sued by 96,000 Drivers in NY. When will it end? When are they not being suec?
Many wonder why Uber isn't profitable. Lets forget about about self driving cars, flying taxi's, submarines, helicopters, low rider fares, … -
Too funny!! Angry Moms Road Rage Against Lyft Driver. I would say Unbelievable except in todays world.
I have to say she deserves Mom of the Year Award for 2019. Click on link. The video/article is pretty … -
Will never take a NY trip again. Ever! Few questions in comments if anyone knows the answers. Would appreciate it:)
I try to avoid NY trips. I can usually tell on Uber by the amount of time as its a … -
Car accident recently. Will my Insurance notify Uber or Lyft for any reason?
PA driver. On the way back from a trip both apps were off as PA drivers cannot pick up passengers … -
Uber and Lyft Ballot Initiative guarentees only $5.64 per hr. for drivers in CA. Total BS.
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Lyft Pink Membership $19.99 per month. Offers 15% off, waived lost and found fees, and more. Is it worth it?
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Featured Answers by momof4
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This happened to me quite a few times. This particular night I get a request for Uber X I can seat 4 safely. I pull up there are 3 people they say we are waiting for one more. I am paying no attention to back seat they say ok we are good I start trip get 5 blocks from pick up look in rear view mirror I have 4 in back 1 in front. So what do I do? Do I say something? Do I end trip there and boot them out? I am sure you are all saying I would of. Lol There is 5 of them one of me, oh forgot to mention I am not in a very good neighborhood. Do I call police? I probably won't get past 91 before one of them can take my phone and if I can connect with 911 chances are police will not be there before I am beaten and my car is on cinder blocks. So I take my time ride the right lane nice and slow, stay away from traffic. We get to destination still in another crappy hood. I quickly end trip. The person they are meeting doesn't answer their call so they are not moving out of my car. Uh hello trips over. So they continue to sit in my car for 10 min deciding what to do. Fnally I get another rider so I find my voice and get the courage to say "I got to go" . Still another 2 min. go by. Finally guy comes out and they get their stuff out of my trunk and go on their way. Now I pull up with doors locked and don't unlock until I know how many are getting in my car. I've learned quite a few lessons driving for Uber this past year.
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I've picked up strippers twice. One stripper had a fit & started screaming at me because I didnt pick her up at stripper enterance. The app put me in front of the place. I had never been there before. She called me screaming so I drive around to where she told me but there were people all over plus 2 entrances/exits so I ask the first female I see if she was my passenger. She ignores me then I see Mr. Big and Beefy with the tight muscle head shirt on wave me over. She opens door starts screaming why didnt you come here 1st & why were you talking to those people? I try to explain that the pick up location put me up front and what people are you talking about? She screams the people in the car. I reply "what people, what car" . She screams again the people in the car. I am getting annoyed now, because she hasnt stopped screaming at me and what people in what car not a clue who she was referring to. I should've left when I was eligible for cancel fee. We drive a mile GPS says make left turn screaming stripper barks order i will tell you where to go. We go another mile another barking order "pull into that gas station I need something". She needed something all right some manners or a foot up her ass. I pull in to this gas station that is packed has a line of cars to get in (will explain the line of cars at 3am at a gas station another time). I finally get into lot she gets out and I plot my escape. Why should I take her screaming, order barking ass anywhere else they dont pay me enough for this? I put the car in drive ready to pull out and my guilty conscience kicks in. Its 3am you cant do that. Then the little devil on my shoulder says go for it. Good conscience won I stayed but when she got back in I had a little talk with her. By the time i dropped her off she was happy. So happy when she got out she said "i am going to give you 5 stars". I wanted to reply "stick your 5 stars so far up (that thing you shake for money)that they shoot out of your mouth and hand over some of those bills you made tonight. She was out right rude and bossy.
The 2nd stripper I picked up didnt yell at me but she also barked orders. Wont get into much detail as I just wrote a book about stripper #1. Her barking orders were hello as she entered car order #1"put this radio station on, order #2 turn volumn up ill tell you when to stop" #3 dont speak to me while music is on #4 put the heat up. No please no thank you ànd you guessed it no tip. Last but not least we pull up to destination my app shows end trip you've arrived i end it wait for her to get the hell out. But she needs to bark 1 more order #5 "I've never been here before just sit here until I can find my friend then you can leave". Must be a stripper thing to bark orders and not tip. These 2 were in my first month of driving they taught me a few things that night. No, one of those things was not how to work a stripper pole. Thanks for sharing R Paulson. Would love to here more stories.
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This time I pick up 3 men in there 30's from India at a strip club in Bensalem PA. They get in dont seem really intoxicated. We have a coversation then they are talking amongst themselves. I look at GPS. Its putting me on PA Turnpike. Now where ever I get off I am not going to know where I am so obviously relying on GPS completely. Go up a few exists get off. Its dark as hell. I swear Bucks County suburbs doesnt like or is too cheap to put up street lights. Everything is so dark you see nothing when you look behind you. At this times roads are not only dark but no traffic around. The guys start speaking in their language now, up to this point their conversations were all English even to each other. Before I go further I was under impression destination was one of their homes. Now I have to turn into a dark business complex. Everything closed no one around. My mind thinks they are plotting to hack me up into little pieces lol This is just too shady. No houses, everything dark, no people, no cars. I am so ready to turn around at this point but had no idea where I could go or what i would say to them about turning around. Hearts pounding, nervous. Drive about .5 mile and up on my right was a Hotel. Never so grateful to see one. This was my 2nd experience on a ride that really scared me being a female driver. I think after all my stripper, strip club experiences (as I have 2 other time I had a pick up) I need to stay away from those places. Those rides are either miserable, scarey or just plain strange. Do you think Uber would deactivate me for not driving to or picking up from those places? Lol Yes definately.
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I think you should be able to. I have had a few riders who are happy to see a woman driver. I even had a male who said he would rather have a woman because a male driver may be able to over power a male rider. Some of these young girls pass out from drinking. Some are so drunk that a male driver could do something and she probably wouldnt remember. If these women who got raped had a female than the rape would've never happened. Young women tell me all the time some of their male drivers hit on them some are just creepy make them feel uncomfortable. One young woman said her driver bought her cigs alcohol, and tried to kiss her after ride was over. Women tend not to be criminals, rapist, etc. I would think they wouldnt be hitting on male passengers to the point that the msle rider is uncomfortable. Unfortunately these women who have had these issues dont report driver because they are afraid he will come back to their house.
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Lilly, Can you please clarify or correct me if I am wrong as I dont want to be giving my riders wrong info. If you schedule a ride more than 60 min. in advance your fare is locked in. If you schedule a ride in less than 60 min. in advance Uber gives you an estimate. Then when you are matched with a driver fare could increase if there is a surge in your area. Thank you.
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Uber and Lyft base fares on the longest route to riders destination (time & miles). Most Drivers take the shortest route. Driver is paid for the miles they drove & the amt. of time it took. I arrive at riders destination switch off GPS & go back to Uber or Lyft app. It will say 5 to 15 min until destination. I do the speed limit, I use WAZE app, my car doesn't fly, and its not an amphibious car. Passenger got charged for that 5 to 15 min even though it didnt take that long and they get charged for the miles I didnt travel. This is why drivers are complaining. Uber and Lyft are making a few dollars less than us or the same amount. Nothing we can do as we agreed to be pd per mile and time. Upfront pricing scam. What sucks is riders think we are getting 75%/80% of the fare so they may not be tipping for that reason. Especially on long trips that are 50.00 to 150.00. I am driving for Uber as I text this. When I have some free time later today I will post some screen shots so passengers can see whats going on. O will also screen shot my next trip that says we have X amt of time until destination when we are all ready there.
Love your reply.
Riders have 30 days to rate driver. What I found really interesting is Riders can change a drivers rating at anytime (at least 7 mths later) probably longer. Dont know why this would even be an option. I also dont think anyone would go back that long ago to do so but why even give that option?
Its hard enough driving in traffic with 2 apps going and possible rider all ready in your car. You dont have time to be looking for the correct pronoun also. Distracted driving comes to mind for what to see a pronoun? I use the name anyway. Love how these companies come out with this BS instead of focusing on the real issues such as Safety.
They are only doing it because of that Lyft driver getting assulted. They have no intention on deactivating riders. Just trying to make drivers think they care
Varies by city. Lowest I got so far is an Uber rider with 4.01. I declined as i wanted no part of that ride. Uber came out yesterday and said if rider rating is low they will get a warning . If no improvement they may get deactivated. I dont think they will deactivate riders though. They dont cate how drivers are treated.
I dont like any of them. Food was always warm at best. Kept orders close to home but didnt make a difference.
Dara and rest of board takes 1st ride in Scuber and shark attacks and eats them. Sub and all. Scuber sandwich. Betcha stock would rise:) Drivers would be happy.
Sorry so annoyed I forgot to post story:) Some things are just getting above and beyond ridiculous.
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911 was supposed to be a new feature when new driver app came out in almost a year ago. WTH its sitting in our app if we swiped it guess 911 isnt coming. As it looks like its only in Denver right now. They are never clear on anything. They put info out there for riders and drivers but its only good in certain cities. New offense notification a great idea. When 911 works in every city that will be great. Rediculous though that these things are in our app but most dont have the access. Just another false sense of security.
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WHERE IS ANY SECURITY FOR THE DRIVERS? WHEN WILL ANYTHING HELP THE DRIVER?
Just got a notice 2 days ago that I can share my trips with family or friends. That was supposed to be a feature from years ago. Guess that just started actually working. Whst family member has the time to follow the trips we are on. My kids know if I share a trip there may be a problem. Thats if I have time before I get battered or cut up into pieces and thrown out as roadkill. They need to have riders download valid license, do a background check on them (would be nice but dont seem feasible) I dont put much faith in their background checks anyway, make them use real names, put a pic in (not of a teddybear), and if they order for someone they need to be checked and all their info downloaded.
In speaking with a Philadelphia Police Officer the other night he stated, "there is no way I would drive for either company without carrying my gun". Couldnt agree more as long as you have a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Uber yet again not caring about drivers. Safety features in app that came out a year ago not really available. Can you TRANSPARENCY? Dara used the word often. He can obviously say it. Not sure he can spell it and he sure as hell dont know what it means.
I've eaten tolls on the way back from NJ and NY and not pennies. $15.00 in NY of course I can take the non toll road to add 2 hrs in traffic losing rides on the way back because I cant pick up in NY. Next time someone wants to complain about $1/$5 they had to pay for return tolls your driver probably road back with dead miles, time, gas, and losing trips. Drivers lose money on these trips most times or sometimes make $5 per hr to get get you where you have to go. If it was my choice I would avoid tolls completely when possibly assuming it didnt add more than 15/20 min driving time. Riders would then complain about time. Cannot win no matter what we do.
Yes it is. For all involved. As a mom I couldnt even imagine the pain the family is feeling nor would i want to. We all make mistakes as parents but this was so preventable to a point. Just like the young lady killed few months ago when got into car that wasnt her Uber. Extremely sad when it just as well probably wouldve had different outcome if only a few safety seats and a click of a seatbelt. This post wont reach nearly enough people but I hope it at the very least makes at least one driver refuse that trip when a parent request a trip with no car seat.
Nice to see you are actually live and up and running. Last time someone posted new rideshare app months ago its still not up and running. Unfortunately I am in the USA as many other drivers/riders on here are. Not saying no one here from outside US so hopefully those who are will check out your app. Best of luck.
Too bad your not in my area. Couldve made things much easier. I drive overnight mostly airport:)
Scheduling does not guarantee you a driver. Lyft is a little better but still no guarantees. If you do get a driver a suggest calling or texting them immediately upin them accepting your ride. I am hearing many drivers are reaching the pick up, finding out where you are going, then refusing to drive because they dont want to go there. Lyft drivers are pulling up close to pick up but where you cant see them clicking arrived then being able to see your destination and cancellung if they dont feel trip is what they want. I dont agree with any of these things drivers are doing but I just want you to be aware what is going on. I drive to multiole airports in Philadelphia, NJ, and NY where I know those things happen. My suggestion is to use Lyft (slightly better), call the driver immediately, and ive yourself some extra time so you are not late. What city are you in and how far is it to airport if you dont mind me asking? I think its terrible what is going on with many drivers out there. The only control you have is to tip or not. Passengers have no control over rates. Part if the problem with airports are driving back on dead miles as most drivers do not want to wait in a 2hr queue after dropping off at airport to wait for a ride back.
I believe 2 cities/towns in Nigeria. Guess they didnt need answer that bad:)
Not sure about the whole Insurance Issue but if Uber woukd do FBI Fingerprinted Background Checks (approx $35.00) along with Child Abuse Cleaances (10.00) we could take children. It would also make Uber and Lyft safer with better checks. If Insurance is an issue then charge more for kids under 18.
As a driver I hate this situation. Along with car seats. I do not like to cancel any ride and not just because of the money. Although that is a big factor. Nothing worse then driving 10/20 min to pick up a rider only to find a minor (late at night in a dark or bad are) or parent with no car seat (at an airport or a parent leaving the ER with a sick child). We just qasted time. gas, and a possible good ride with someone that tips. However I dont like leaving teenagers stranded or parents without car seats (in certain situations). I have in certain situations driven a minor. Usually it's because they were 16/17 and I didnt know it. Since parents know that we cannot take minors or kids without car seats be nice if they would stop ordering Ubers in these situations. Just goes to show you some parents/people dont give a damn what predicament this puts the driver in. They dont care if the driver gets in trouble but I guarantee you without a reasonable doubt in my mind if a driver gets in an accident those parents will sue. If driver were to get deactivated will these people care? Of course not. They obviously didnt care about sending their young child with a stranger in the first place and obviously they didnt care about their toddler getting into a strangers car with no car seat. Let an accident happen though I bet they care then. Care enough to sue you. Lets not forget you will get deactivated, tickets, possibly lose your license and possible jail time if the toddler in seat gets ejected from car and gets killed. Parents STOP REQUESTING CARS FOR YOUR 8, 9, 13 YR OLD. STOP REQUESTING IF YOU HAVE NO CAR SEAT. Yes some drivers do it but those are drivers I wouldnt put my Lizard, fish, or cat in the car with let alone my kids. I will say there are some drivers out there that will do it because the kid is in a dark or bad area or because you are trying to get a sick kid home from doctors or ER. Just dont put those drivers in that situation. I will not leave your kid in a bad place but I would wait until a family member came (I've done it). Unfortunately you just cost me other fares (rides). Why cant we all just be responsible? I will say I do agree that we should be able to drive teens 15, 16 and 17 yrs old.
$2,000.00 is what I am hearing.