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You've obviously never been a black person trying to hail a cab. I can't tell you how many times I've had taxis refuse to take me across a bridge (which is part
by spinlock 12y ago
You've obviously never been a black person trying to hail a cab. I can't tell you how many times I've had taxis refuse to take me across a bridge (which is part of their responsibility that comes with the monopoly). The taxi industry brought this on themselves and I'll be glad to see them go.
- panzagl 12y agoHow is Uber addressing this? If anything it seems like it would be harder for them to enforce this that a regular taxi company.
- spinlock 12y agoDrivers don't see you when they take the ride so there is no racial bias. When they refuse to take you across abridge, they leave a digital trail so you can contact Uber about the specific person that refused the ride.
- calvinbhai 12y agothats not true. Driver sees the user details, and the ratings, before accepting the ride offer. The driver has an option to not take the ride offer. I too was of the same thought that Uber drivers don't discriminate. But I have had a few too many instances where Uber shows more than one vehicle available nearby, when I confirm booking, after some time, no driver accepts. Why would it be so? Could it be because of my non-caucasian/american name? After this happened, I just removed my photo, and now I'm thinking of having a generic american first/last name. Just because Uber says it doesn't happen, doesnt mean that its not happening. Either Uber is using wrong metrics/data to identify such occurrences, or is flat-out lying to everyone saying that "the drivers cannot discriminate".