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Interestingly all my worst Uber experiences are in SF. Drivers abandoning rides and peeling out in front of me, parking on the wrong side of the street for pic

Interestingly all my worst Uber experiences are in SF. Drivers abandoning rides and peeling out in front of me, parking on the wrong side of the street for pickup etc. I generally try to make Uber drivers' lives as easy as possible too, requesting pickups in spots where they can park, being ready to go, etc., so it's not like I was being a difficult passenger.

neom 5y ago
I've also had the worst experiences with uber in SF. I usually stay with a buddy in Oakland and I don't come to SF enough to feel totally comfortable with transit. More than 5 times I've had someone come, and then immediately kick me out because they don't want to "go across the bridge"(?) and one guy picked me up, and then dropped me off at a transit station and told me to take the train the rest of the way.... O.o
- rightbyte 5y ago
  Are prices fixed or something? Why would a cab say no to a long ride otherwise.
  - tpxl 5y ago
    Going back alone earns no money. Not sure how the exact math checks out, but drivers don't seem to think it's a good deal.
    - swift532 5y ago
      IMO that's a problem with Uber's pricing model. If the destination doesn't have enough people requesting new rides, the price to that destination should be higher. If the price accurately represented the drivers' costs, they wouldn't refuse the rides.
  - neom 5y ago
    I actually finally asked a driver. They give a multiplier bonus for the number of rides you do in an day.
    - rightbyte 5y ago
      Well that explains it. I wonder why the cab companies do that.
      - neom 5y ago
        If I had to guess, to get driver to favour uber over lyft etc, so when you open the uber and lyft app and compare, there is always an uber closer. That's just a guess.
chrisan 5y ago
London was pretty terrible for my wife & I when we vacationed in 2015. In addition to what you experienced their english & communication skills were pretty bad. We tried uber a few times then just said the black cabs were worth the extra. None of the cabs needed GPS and always knew where we needed to go and told us about areas. I know, kinda touristy and not needed for people living their day to day, but after uber they made the rest of our trip better (is this a black cab ad?)

neom 5y ago

I've also had the worst experiences with uber in SF. I usually stay with a buddy in Oakland and I don't come to SF enough to feel totally comfortable with transit. More than 5 times I've had someone come, and then immediately kick me out because they don't want to "go across the bridge"(?) and one guy picked me up, and then dropped me off at a transit station and told me to take the train the rest of the way.... O.o

rightbyte 5y ago
Are prices fixed or something? Why would a cab say no to a long ride otherwise.
- tpxl 5y ago
  Going back alone earns no money. Not sure how the exact math checks out, but drivers don't seem to think it's a good deal.
  - swift532 5y ago
    IMO that's a problem with Uber's pricing model. If the destination doesn't have enough people requesting new rides, the price to that destination should be higher. If the price accurately represented the drivers' costs, they wouldn't refuse the rides.
- neom 5y ago
  I actually finally asked a driver. They give a multiplier bonus for the number of rides you do in an day.
  - rightbyte 5y ago
    Well that explains it. I wonder why the cab companies do that.
    - neom 5y ago
      If I had to guess, to get driver to favour uber over lyft etc, so when you open the uber and lyft app and compare, there is always an uber closer. That's just a guess.

chrisan 5y ago

London was pretty terrible for my wife & I when we vacationed in 2015. In addition to what you experienced their english & communication skills were pretty bad. We tried uber a few times then just said the black cabs were worth the extra. None of the cabs needed GPS and always knew where we needed to go and told us about areas. I know, kinda touristy and not needed for people living their day to day, but after uber they made the rest of our trip better (is this a black cab ad?)