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Posted 5 years, 6 months ago
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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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Sergio Avedian (Uberserge)
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Active Uber/Lyft driver in Los Angeles, contributing writer for Rideguru and RSG (The Rideshare Guy), podcaster, rideshare driver coach, independent consultant to rideshare and tech companies.
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Comments
"Don't accept all rides Uber gives you."
My bible, no garbage pings.
I totally get where you are coming from so this isn’t a dig at your comment. It’s a serious question
Who should fill that void to take these customers that fall under the “garbage pings?” In other words, people who don’t have drivers nearby (whether by poor timing or living too far away from a busy area).
People need a reliable transportation, meaning a service that will be available when they need it.
I also get where you’re coming from. What did these pax do before U/L. Do the same thing. However, there are so many drivers out there who accept every ping that they will not be stranded. As a driver coach, I teach to be selective, quality over quantity has always been my motto. It has proven to be a more successful strategy and more profitable. I set my rules for accepting pings that I think are the most beneficial for me.
That’s fair and you should do what’s most beneficial to you. If some passengers get stranded, I think that’s the fault of the system, not the drivers.
When we think back to the taxi days, they picked up every passengers, all drivers. I think the attitude was, “you win some and you lose some, it all works out in the end.”
Only if Uber paid enough (meaning they paid out way more on the “win trips”) that model would work.
Let the capitalism do its job. Make it so if certain number of deny these garbage pings, Uber raises the rates on them. Or at least pay the drivers more so they’d be willing to accept it.
You guys know your sh*t.
😆, I hope I know my sh*t, I wish U/L were there. I know more about the subject than I care for.
Segio, that's you!!
You and Dave..both from professions that have nothing to do with rideshares. I love it.
"Good bad and ugly", baby.
I’ve been a driver for 4 years, not a trick I don’t know, still can hardly break $30 an hour in Los Angeles with 60/21 rates. It’s ugly now, very ugly.
Nice!
awesome. how did you mange to get this kind of attention?
Thank you, I write for a couple of blogs including RSG, I'm their media guy.
Thank you