[DavieJUber]

My Uber vehicle was in the shop the other day so I actually had to order an Uber when I had to go back and pick it up.
The girl I was driving with was explaining to me that she was picking up a fair who wanted to go to a remote location. Since she didn't feel comfortable taking him there alone she asked if he didn't mind her picking up a friend of hers to go with them.
Uber, as well as I'm sure most Rideshare companies, have a standing order that you cannot have a Ride Along with you. All empty seats must be available to passengers.
In the several years that I've been driving for Uber, I have never once considered such a thing. Rather, I have a two-way camera on my dashboard which looks both inside the cab and outside the car for Collision purposes.
What do you think?

 

[tootsie]

My Uber vehicle was in the shop the other day so I actually had to order an Uber when I had to go back and pick it up.
The girl I was driving with was explaining to me that she was picking up a fair who wanted to go to a remote location. Since she didn't feel comfortable taking him there alone she asked if he didn't mind her picking up a friend of hers to go with them.
Uber, as well as I'm sure most Rideshare companies, have a standing order that you cannot have a Ride Along with you. All empty seats must be available to passengers.
In the several years that I've been driving for Uber, I have never once considered such a thing. Rather, I have a two-way camera on my dashboard which looks both inside the cab and outside the car for Collision purposes.
What do you think?

I think this isn't the job for her.

 

[Just Another Uber Drive]

I think you'll be quickly deactivated as was this individual:

https://uberpeople.net/threads/uber-fired-me.254066/

 

[dogmeat]

There shouldn't be anyone else in the vehicle besides the driver. I once was picked up by two individuals (we don't have Pool or Line in my area). They said they took turns doing the driving. Made me very uncomfortable. After ride I reported and Uber gave me $5.00 in ride credit. Didn't care for the ride credit as much as I cared that the driver was disciplined/deactivated.

 

[Tr4vis Ka1anick]

I bring two friends with me for protection.

Smith & Wesson.

 

[Mista T]

No friends.
No animals.
No computers in the back seat.
This is not ride sharing, this is ride hailing.

 

[Wonkytonk]

I think you'll be quickly deactivated as was this individual:

https://uberpeople.net/threads/uber-fired-me.254066/

Hey, you know. I feel as though given what we're paid it's unreasonable to ask us to carry four pax at any given time so I'm a firm believer that without extra compensation per additional pax over the intial pax requester we shouldn't be required to carry more than three pax at a time.

That said and done, which I realize is highly unlikely, it would be none of uber's business what you chose to do with the extra passenger seat. Frankly it's not their car so I don't see how it's their business what you do with the empty pax seat.

This a quote from the OPs post on that topic you linked:

i was fired from uber driver because i had my wife ride with me...there excuse was that most riders did not like the idea of having another person in the vehicle says they are uneasy or dont feel safe with another rider.

And yet as a company they're fully behind pool even knowing most riders do not like the idea of having another person in the vehicle with them because it makes them uneasy, and feel unsafe.

There's no consistency to their messaging they say and do whatever they feel is in their best interest at any given time even if it contradicts current ongoing practices.

 

[macinmn]

And yet as a company they're fully behind pool

Uber cites that the unvetted extra person the driver knows isn't security screened. Uber riders aren't screened (unless they also drive), and certainly the friends of the requestor are not. Even claiming drivers somehow waived their rights to safety screening of passengers, how are other Pool passengers more safe with other unscreened passengers than a friend of a screened driver?

 

[pismire]

My Uber vehicle was in the shop the other day so I actually had to order an Uber when I had to go back and pick it up.
The girl I was driving with was explaining to me that she was picking up a fair who wanted to go to a remote location. Since she didn't feel comfortable taking him there alone she asked if he didn't mind her picking up a friend of hers to go with them.
Uber, as well as I'm sure most Rideshare companies, have a standing order that you cannot have a Ride Along with you. All empty seats must be available to passengers.
In the several years that I've been driving for Uber, I have never once considered such a thing. Rather, I have a two-way camera on my dashboard which looks both inside the cab and outside the car for Collision purposes.
What do you think?

In Massachusetts?