As taxicab alternatives are becoming more commonplace in cities around the world, we are hearing more and more complaints about untoward behavior from drivers for various companies. But what about the passengers? When will the drivers get to have their say and vent about the people they’re driving around?
We hopped into the passenger seat of one driver who gave us his lowdown on bad passenger behavior in his cars. The bottom line: Passengers can be jerks.
1. We aren’t your servants
We aren’t your private driver. We have girls make us stop while they run errands into the drug store and pull over to the side of the road to say hi to a friend. We are still a taxi service. We want to get you from point A to point B, not wait for you while your dog gets a haircut.
2. We can see you
We’ve seen it all. People do drugs, they try to have sex. I saw one guy try to urinate into a bottle. We can see you.
3. We care about how you rank us
We are trying to give you good service because rank matters. It matters to the company and to our future clients. We know most people don’t even look when they rank a driver, but take the time to think about it for a minute next time. If we give you good service, please let the company know.
4. Some of our English isn’t the best, but we try
English is not the first language for some of our drivers, but they are trying their best. Still, passengers scream at them and call them names when they find it hard to understand them. Yelling doesn’t make what you are saying make any more sense.
6. The nicer the car, the more entitled the passenger becomes
The nicer our car is, the more privileged the customer. When you have leather seats in a Lincoln Town Car, these people think they are ballers.
7. We’re not stupid
There are Uber drivers doing this to put themselves through school or as a second job. I know one who is getting a Ph.D. Please just stop talking down to us.