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[Dalek]

Fine with all of that except the backwards hat inclusion.

 

[SuperBanana]

That's the thing. Uber doesn't own the cars, the drivers do.

Surely Uber can make a divider they can clip/screw in and take out easily? The company is worth an insane amount of money, if they want to be serious they should invest in driver safety.

 

[AlexMogil]

Some company could probably do pretty well creating temporary barriers for services like Uber, Lyft, etc., where you drive your own car.

FWIW, also, not all taxis have those separators either.

The Uber Guber blocker.

 

[DRock]

Have I been using uber wrong? I thought you enter the destination in the app before being picked up? Why the need to provide directions?

I can't believe someone would assault a driver like this, let alone it being common. Disgusting.

 

[massoluk]

I can't respect 30+ yr-old dude who wears his cap backward on any occasion.

 

[FairyD]

This has happened quite a few times with my dad when he was a cab driver. He kept a taser for a while back in the mid 90s if someone was getting out of hand.

 

[RyudBoy]

Yeah... you got maced.

Motherfucker!

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Surely Uber can make a divider they can clip/screw in and take out easily? The company is worth an insane amount of money, if they want to be serious they should invest in driver safety.

Uber, Lyft, Postmates, etc give no fucks about their "employees." That's why they're not paid minimum wage and the companies fight so hard to label them independent contractors. It's classic pyramid shit where the people on top make the money off exploiting the public to work for them.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Gotta call bullshit on misdemeanor assault. That type of unprovoked attack should be a felony.

And I really hope he gets fired from Taco Bell. Can't be a marketing manager then do disgusting shit like this...

Uber, Lyft, Postmates, etc give no fucks about their "employees." That's why they're not paid minimum wage and the companies fight so hard to label them independent contractors. It's classic pyramid shit where the people on top make the money off exploiting the public to work for them.

Yup. Just buying time until they can automate them out of business.

Surely Uber can make a divider they can clip/screw in and take out easily? The company is worth an insane amount of money, if they want to be serious they should invest in driver safety.

They'll be a fully automated fleet in 15 years...

 

[The Albatross]

Have I been using uber wrong? I thought you enter the destination in the app before being picked up? Why the need to provide directions?

Yeah normally you do... guy couldn't sit up straight so he probably couldn't even enter that in. Also, there could be other factors like maybe his phone died or no service or something. They don't share where you're going with the driver until your ride has started.

 

[Maximus.]

This is why taxis have cameras and some have those full shields. It's a problem with humans.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I can't respect 30+ yr-old dude who wears his cap backward on any occasion.

(would be hilarious if you voted for him)

 

[TrojanBlade]

Weird that assaulting a cab driver is just a misdemeanor.

Exactly...if this was a policeman assaulted like that, this guy would have gone forever. Why the double standards? A policeman's life is worth more than any other citizen?

 

[params7]

That escalated fast.

 

[DRock]

Yeah normally you do... guy couldn't sit up straight so he probably couldn't even enter that in. Also, there could be other factors like maybe his phone died or no service or something. They don't share where you're going with the driver until your ride has started.

Ah, that makes sense. Didn't know that. May explain how I accidentally pocket dialed an uber that tried to pick me up 20 miles away and I got hit with a $10 charge.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Damn..that's fucked up. Fuck that guy..

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

It's not bad, and the passenger gets le pwnz0rd.

looks like the driver got rekt to me, he beat the hell out of his head. Wow you couldn't pay me enough to do that job.

 

[Stinkles]

Uber Defense Force reporting for duty:


1. Happens more with cab drivers, and many go unreported either because it's not worth the hassle or the cab driver is himself avoiding interaction with the law (borrowed brothers' medallion etc)
2. Both driver and passenger in an Uber transaction are already pre-identified and there's a GPS record of everything that took place in terms of the journey.
3. The above fact is likely going to significantly reduce "dine and dash" problems for drivers.
4. Having the Uber driver's identity helps reduce the reverse problem - rapist/murderer cabbies, which is also a thing.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

looks like the driver got rekt to me, he beat the hell out of his head. Wow you couldn't pay me enough to do that job.

He slapped him.

That's hardly an asskicking.

 

[near]

Alcohol is such a stupid drug.

This. Either get drunk in your own home or don't drink at all. Hate interacting with drunk people, they're beyond annoying.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

He slapped him.

That's hardly an asskicking.

Sounded like some pretty hard slaps, he also pulled the guys hair, that shit looked painful and was uncalled for.

 

[massoluk]

(would be hilarious if you voted for him)

God damnit, Obama

 

[Sanjuro]

This. Either get drunk in your own home or don't drink at all. Hate interacting with drunk people, they're beyond annoying.

...well that doesn't sound fun at all.

 

[B-Dubs]

Uber Defense Force reporting for duty:


1. Happens more with cab drivers, and many go unreported either because it's not worth the hassle or the cab driver is himself avoiding interaction with the law (borrowed brothers' medallion etc)
2. Both driver and passenger in an Uber transaction are already pre-identified and there's a GPS record of everything that took place in terms of the journey.
3. The above fact is likely going to significantly reduce "dine and dash" problems for drivers.
4. Having the Uber driver's identity helps reduce the reverse problem - rapist/murderer cabbies, which is also a thing.

Every cab I've ever been in has a plastic divider between the cabbie and the passengers.

 

[Sanjuro]

Every cab I've ever been in has a plastic divider between the cabbie and the passengers.

The plastic divider isn't the be all end all issue here. In most instances I've had with Uber, I'm riding in the front seat.

 

[Icyflamez96]

Even when I was 21 and drinking heavy in college the idea of slapping around a cab driver over nothing would never even cross my mind. Alcohol isn't an excuse to behave like a fucking caveman.

Fact of the matter is, being intoxicated on alcohol puts you out of your normal state of mind, and often has people do things that they might not do under normal circumstances. The solution to this would just be to drink more responsibly, whatever that might mean for any particular person.

 

[Snkfanatic]

He slapped him.

That's hardly an asskicking.

Uhh he did more than slap him.

 

[Romez]

Judge this douche based on what he did not what he's wearing, his job or where he's from. That's stupid.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Sadly, this isn't too shocking. Driving a taxi in a big city has been a pretty dangerous job for awhile. For decades there have been lots of cases of drivers getting robbed and killed. So it was only a matter of time before Uber drivers had to deal with the same stuff. Not to mention they deal with a lot of drunk people and the late hours, gotta be careful out there.

 

[Dalek]

Judge this douche based on what he did not what he's wearing, his job or where he's from. That's stupid.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Uhh he did more than slap him.

I'm actually denouncing the douchebag.

 

[nilbog21]

I'm really glad this guy was not only arrested but ended his own career - Way to fuck up your entire life mate!

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Because it makes you look superficial and shallow.

 

[outunderthestars]

The cabdriver could have prevent it by declining the ride beforehand. Since the client is way too drunk and didnt want to tell the destination address..

Do Uber drivers get a course of handling difficult customers?

Let's no go down the victim blaming route.

 

[nilbog21]

The cabdriver could have prevent it by declining the ride beforehand. Since the client is way too drunk and didnt want to tell the destination address..

Do Uber drivers get a course of handling difficult customers?

You realize that most people get Uber's because they are too drunk to drive themselves? Either way, your post is akin to "She could have prevented getting raped if she didn't wear a skirt, he could have prevented getting shot by police if he looked less thuggish" etc, aka load of nonsense

 

[Dr.Acula]

Every cab I've ever been in has a plastic divider between the cabbie and the passengers.

I've never seen one in Toronto.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Are you allowed to decline drunks?

 

[the_log_ride]

Nicely handled.

Fake edit: Neat, this is near Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA.

 

[outunderthestars]

Are you allowed to decline drunks?

Of course, but then you'd lose one of the largest sources of revenue.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Slow build to a decent conclusion, but would have been funnier had the villain stumbled out blind, only to get run over by a bus.

7/10

 

[Zoe]

Yeah normally you do... guy couldn't sit up straight so he probably couldn't even enter that in. Also, there could be other factors like maybe his phone died or no service or something. They don't share where you're going with the driver until your ride has started.

What happens if the drunk's phone never activates the ride? That'd sounds really dangerous for the driver to just start driving.

 

[Kinitari]

What happens if the drunk's phone never activates the ride? That'd sounds really dangerous for the driver to just start driving.

The riders phone doesn't activate the ride at any time. It just makes a request. Once the request is successfully picked up, that's it. You could throw your phone in a river at that point.

 

[LiK]

now that drunk fool's face is all over the internet.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

lol the drunken idiot is from Newport Beach and is wearing a baseball cap backwards.


Not surprised

Glad that fucker got arrested though. What a dipshit.

liliththepale post if you are OK.

 

[sappyday]

Have I been using uber wrong? I thought you enter the destination in the app before being picked up? Why the need to provide directions?

I can't believe someone would assault a driver like this, let alone it being common. Disgusting.

Sometime people don't know the address of a location but know how to get there.

 

[the_log_ride]

If I had to Uber someone, I'd try to install some kind of partition between the front and rear seating. Such a vulnerable position to be, sitting in front of strangers like that.

 

[LiK]

don't customers get rated by drivers? I'm sure that guy got a pretty low score.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Of course, but then you'd lose one of the largest sources of revenue.

how does it work though, they look at you say "nah" and drive off? Can you request another driver, do the funds come out your bank account regardless.

 

[Zoe]

Sometime people don't know the address of a location but know how to get there.

But how do they key that into the app then?

 

[TwoDurans]

Getting piss drunk at age 32? What a loser.

Wearing a backwards baseball cap pretty much cements this guy's loser status.