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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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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What's the dumbest Uber for XYZ idea you have ever heard?
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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...
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Majestic Disorder
If you like fancy art/lifestyle/fashion magazines from foreign countries, this one from England has a nice six page layout of …
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Has Uber and Lyft killed the taxi business?
I'm a dispatcher, they haven't killed us but they have surely given us a wound we can't really recover from. …
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The most common item left/lost/forgotten in an Uber is...
Uber did a study on forgotten items, it is hilarious. Here are the findings. Most frequently forgotten items in Ubers: …
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Uber is everything our parents told us not to do. Everything.
1. Do not ride with strangers. 2. Do not talk to strangers. 3. Do not pick up hitchhikers. 4. Do …
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Uber fare different for same location, same route, same time, and no surge.
Many are starting to claim that Uber is charging different prices for different people. People being charged completely different prices …
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Notes from Behind the Wheel
I never kept a notepad or recorded any of the conversations or scenes I witnessed in all my years behind …
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Uber's Star Rating: BBB (1.04-star) and Consumer Reports (2+ stars)
I thought this was funny. Big fat F. 1.04-star rating 97% Negative Reviews BBB - Uber Consumer Reports - Uber
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Thief Pretends To Lose Phone Under Taxi Seat, Then Rips Off Drivers When They Stop To Help, Police Say
The same man has pulled the lost phone ruse three times in the past month, police said. (via Block Club …
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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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Drivers suing Juno for Securities Fraud. Class Action!
Juno, which is now a part of Gett, is getting massively sued by angry mob of NYC drivers. I had …
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The Time I Gave Lou Reed a Cab Ride
I gave Lou Reed a cab ride. It wasn't a random street hail, Tony Fitzpatrick asked me to come to …
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Distracted Driver - Men vs. Women [Infographic]
source: http://855winthecase.com/blog/infographics/distracted-driving-men-vs-women/
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Does Uber really pay minimum wage? I hear that all the time now, but is it true? Check what my friend sent.
I was considering driving an Uber and my friend warned me and sent me the below. $4.00 an hour is …
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The Importance of Staying Alert (The World Needs More 'LERTS)
At about 8 hours into a fairly typical Saturday night shift in downtown Washington - a shift that, of course, …
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Ogden Avenue
Listen to me read a cab story from one of my books: https://samarov.bandcamp.com/track/ogden-avenue backed by improvised music by Bill MacKay …
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Chicago Hack
Filmmaker John McNaughton has optioned the books I wrote about my cabbie experiences in order to make a TV series …