I drove for Uber earlier this year for about 3 months. Overall, my experience was good. The sole reason I was open to it was because there's no cash involved. I would drive pretty much only after 8:00 PM as I didn't want to deal with a lot of traffic. Most people were great. Often, I had really pleasant people, and we were able to have good conversations.
I think everyone gets tested here and there. On my very first night... I nearly had an incident where a couple was arguing, and the guy was acting as if he was about to hit the young lady. Eventually I made eye contact with him in the rear-view mirror, and I think he got the message.
Another near incident where a young couple asked if I could make a stop at McDonald's. I agreed, but told them that I don't want them eating in my car. the guy says OK, they get the food, then I hear the sound of the bag opening. It was about 1:00 AM. the young lady sucked her teeth, as I politely reminded that the last bus had already left, and that the ride would end there if they started eating.
A lot of them, especially the guys liked my car.
I learned early to avoid certain areas like most of the Georgia Ave corridor in DC.
I had some drunk people, but nothing horrible like throwing up, and so on. They were simply looking to get to their destination.
I generally got good feedback, and high ratings. One lady commented on how she appreciated that I waited for her to get safely inside before driving away. That's just something my Mom taught me as a youngster. That along with walking on the outside whenever walking with a lady.
Yeah I don't think I'm ever going to do uber
I know people that do it and have no problems but I just don't want to end up being a statistic
here in the DC/Northern Virginia area we "slug" to work and I used to be OK with it, but times have changed and you really just never know
I don't have a gun I don't have a bat my car
I have no way to really protect myself
It's sad because we cannot be a community and help each other out
Without having to worry about douche bags like this acting out and resorting to violence at the drop of a dime
I agree. It really sucks that we have to always be worried about safely and such. At work, we hire student staff for clerical duties in our office, and I'm often reminding them to have fun, but to always stay mindful that the creeps are out there looking for opportunity to strike.
