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Angry Drivers
Passengers from hell? Complaints or suggestions for Uber and Lyft? Glaring problem with the industry? Do you have stories of your horrible experiences with rideshare services? Leave your comments here and share your stories.
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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 …
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It's time to call Rideshare what it is: Taxi
Riding my bike around Chicago these days I'm always wary of cars pulled over, idling by the curb, or, more …
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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!
Not really!
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Mean, Spiteful, tazer-totin' woman (from Poke Salad Annie)
A Passenger from Heck Story I was finishing out Sunday night in my usual panic to make the 65-ride bonus. …
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A Hack's Art
Here's what I did to pass the time between fares during my cab career. Most of these were done at …
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I Quit Just in Time
In 2012 I walked away from the taxi business never to return. Looking back on it now I feel fortunate …
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Ambassadors from Other Cities: The Global Culture of Cab Drivers
* In 2003 the Public Chauffeur Training Institute was located at Harold Washington College on Lake Street downtown. This was …
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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 …
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In the Battle of Rideshare Versus Taxi the Driver Always Loses
A lot has been written about ride-share services like Uber threatening the livelihood of cab drivers. In most of these …
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Where Hack began
Before I wrote a book or even a blog entry about my cabbie days, I made a 'zine called Hack. …
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Uber paid hackers $100K not release hacked user data... a year ago
Crazy. "Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach …
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Ridesharing Stories podcast
Mark Smithivas interviewed me for his rideshare podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-smithivas/episodes/Dmitry-Samarov-Interview-e1ajcr and I shared some thoughts about the taxi/rideshare racket on my …
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A Conversation with Dmitry Samarov—author of "Hack"
Watch this video filmmaker John McNaughton made shortly before I quit driving.
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Yellow Cab Garage becomes "Happy Place"
I rode by the old Yellow Cab garage the other day, where I picked up the cars I drove for …
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Isn't it possible that the video of the Uber crash was shot later for cover up?
https://ride.guru/lounge/p/wow-video-shows-driver-in-autonomous-uber-was-looking-down-moments-before-fatal-crash
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Uber Deactivation for Safety Concerns
This week I was three weeks from my two year anniversary with Uber. I have a 4.94 rating (490 5 …
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"For Amusement Only"
He weighed an easy four hundred pounds. More weekday afternoons than not, he'd pull a chair up to one of …
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‘Suicide Surcharge’ or Crucial Fee to Fix the Subway? Taxi Drivers Brace for Battle Over $2.50 Charge
Another death-rattle for the cab industry. (via New York Times)
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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 …
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Median Taxi Medallion Price in Chicago Down to $26,500
The Auction Flop (via Chicago Dispatcher)Think this is a real death-rattle for the cab industry...