As an Uber driver, what would you like the riders to be aware of?

I am gonna plagiarize this one. Real great answer by Francis Lapeyre.

• Don’t make me wait. The reason Uber has a wait fee is to encourage promptness. If you make me wait more than five minutes, and I can’t contact you by text or voice (how is it that you request a ride on your phone, and then don’t answer it??), I will cancel the ride, and you will be charged a cancellation fee.
• Please respect my car. Do not eat, smoke, or vape, in the car, or before getting in. Lingering odors created by you may result in a reduced rider rating. If I have to incur extra expense to get my interior cleaned professionally, I will report that to Uber, and you will be charged a cleaning fee (hasn’t happened yet). And, don’t slam the doors. That is rude at the very least.
• Do not expect any amenities. If you get them, fine, but most drivers are not going to give you anything more than a ride from Point A to Point B, plus a reasonably courteous attitude. I don’t have anything …

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I am gonna plagiarize this one. Real great answer by Francis Lapeyre.

• Don’t make me wait. The reason Uber has a wait fee is to encourage promptness. If you make me wait more than five minutes, and I can’t contact you by text or voice (how is it that you request a ride on your phone, and then don’t answer it??), I will cancel the ride, and you will be charged a cancellation fee.
• Please respect my car. Do not eat, smoke, or vape, in the car, or before getting in. Lingering odors created by you may result in a reduced rider rating. If I have to incur extra expense to get my interior cleaned professionally, I will report that to Uber, and you will be charged a cleaning fee (hasn’t happened yet). And, don’t slam the doors. That is rude at the very least.
• Do not expect any amenities. If you get them, fine, but most drivers are not going to give you anything more than a ride from Point A to Point B, plus a reasonably courteous attitude. I don’t have anything other than charging cables in my car. I tried the water bottles, but all I got was crushed, wet plastic discarded in the doors.
• Don’t tell me the route I’m taking isn’t the fastest route. I was born here, and have been driving on these streets for 47 years. I rely on GPS because it will reroute me based on heavy traffic. 99.9% of the time, if I deviate from the suggested route, I’ll be later than the estimated time.
• Do not expect me to violate the law. You will wear seatbelts in my car (in the back as well as the front). You will not have open containers of alcohol. I won’t speed for you, or drive recklessly. Your fare is not worth more than my driver’s license.

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