Ah! This would explain why those times I felt the driver was intentionally taking a (much) longer route where always late at night, when going home to an area w

Ah! This would explain why those times I felt the driver was intentionally taking a (much) longer route where always late at night, when going home to an area where it'd be unlikely for them to catch a fare going back the other way simply due to there being little to no foot traffic around.