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Whether I am running or driving if I see a driver making dangerous u-turns or 3-point turns as of late it is always an Uber driver. I always joke on a run it's
by will_brown 10y ago
Whether I am running or driving if I see a driver making dangerous u-turns or 3-point turns as of late it is always an Uber driver.
I always joke on a run it's normal to almost be hit by cars multiple time and typically it is by the same Uber driver. Just last night I am running thru a crosswalk (w/signal) and a car makes a left into the crosswalk almost hitting the first time, this street has no sidewalk so I am running behind the Uber driver who comes to a stop in the middle of the road for a good 45 seconds, as I proceed to catch up to the stopped car and pass it begins to do an unsignaled 3 point turn almost hitting me the 2nd time (this is when I see a phone in the drivers face), and for good measure the driver makes sure to nearly hit me reversing to clear the turn.
I have noticed some drivers have a glowing U on the dash but ride sharing drivers should be forced to have those old school pizza delivery light on the roof the they can be avoided, especially when they come to a full stop in the middle of traffic.
- ajmurmann 10y agoOr maybe we could give drivers tickets for that kinda stuff instead of almost exclusively giving tickets for speeding which I especially on the freeway believe to be a comparatively small problem.
- chrisrogers 10y agoHigh speed collisions are a significant source of fatalities, so I wouldn't characterize speeding as a small problem.
- gambiting 10y agoHigh speed != speeding. Of course a collision at 70 or 80mph will have more fatalities on average than a collision at a "city" speed, but I would argue that safe driving in the city should be our priority, not catching people doing 90 on an 80 mph road.
- gsnedders 10y agoAlso, there tend to be far more pedestrians and cyclists in a city who are far more vulnerable even in a low-speed accident than one between two cars.
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- Tempest1981 10y agoHidden cost of Uber on cities/residents. Now we need more police to follow Uber drivers around continuously.