How are you protecting yourself against possible corona virus exposure ?
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I'm wiping down the most touched areas between rides while airing out the interior, I placed the cabin fan to exterior, keeping doors locked at pick up so I can get out to provide riders with sanitizer for their hands before entering, and providing tissues & garbage bag.
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currently, am keeping cabin fan on exterior, disinfecting all commonly touched surfaces at the beginning of a shift and keeping disinfectant in reserve (if I have a symptomatic passenger, I'll disinfect surfaces after they leave). I would offer the hand sanitizer, but it currently doesn't seem possible to stock up on any :/
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More people die because more people have been infected. The rate at which they die is .1 %, the current rate in which people are dying to the corona is 3.4 % world wide and 6.5 % in the US. That is a tremendous difference and the mere fact that you can spread it for 5 - 14 days without having any symptoms at all should concern everyone to clean their cars regularly.
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keep us posted on your symptoms. also let us know how everyone on your personal chain is doing, especially the old people.
Wondering if anyone Is installing protective plastic Shields barrier between driver and riders to protect each other from contacting the virus, which according to the government's CDC website clearly states that it will be transmitted if you are within 6 feet distance of a person who sneezes/coughs and has the COVID-19. Remember a person/driver/rider may look perfectly healthy and it takes 14 days for the symptoms to show up. And inside the car the distance between each other is definitely not 6feet or more.
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I have to say all the things I read on here are not going to help much, if someone is sitting next to you within 6 feet you will get the viruse, for this 2 bit job you would risk it all, I don't think so, it's all yours I am out for awhile.
This might be the only answer if done right. Take a look at Wahan and how it all started very scary. Of course Uber and Lyft giving us the con job as usual.
I had a guy in my car just 7 days ago who was coughing, sneezing and sick, I picked him up from the Ritz Naples and took him to his flight at RSW, he said I am sorry but I am sick the group he was with basically said go home but with all the jobs in Naples I get him, WTF. I have allergies during Jan. Feb and March so I am using my spray and it seems to be ok for now. No cough or fever yet. If you get it you will be quarantined on the spot what will that do to your finances?
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I think you have a good point -- there is really no safe way to drive a symptomatic person in a car, practically speaking. We've all been discussing stop-gaps to try to manage risk, but at this point it is abundantly clear that there will be mass transmission of the virus. I'm not afraid for myself and my household specifically, as we are all younger than the main at-risk age groups -- but speaking as a biologist, I know that the only way to protect those at-risk (in the absence of massive government intervention China-style, which is clearly not going to happen soon enough in the U.S.) is to limit transmission. So I am also considering stopping driving for the time being -- so I don't facilitate passengers transmitting it to each other (and, of course, to me and on to other passengers).
My only hesitation (and always the fundamental flaw in trying to act responsibly as a rideshare driver) is that I know there will be plenty of other drivers remaining on the road and taking no precautions to limit transmission, so I'm not sure removing myself from the road and forgoing the income will actually slow transmission in any meaningful way. Still considering.
Needless to say, in our area there has already been a Covid-19 death and there is at least one other diagnosed case (and about 70 Lee Health workers were exposed to the virus without protection, due to our lack of proactive response). Based on the statistics that are publicly available, assuming a best-case lowest reported mortality rate, that means by today there are probably at least 400 cases undiagnosed in Lee County. As far as we know currently, that number (in the absence of aggressive quarantine measures, which have not been instituted) will double about every 6 days.
Here's a source worth considering on the topic:
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Wait a minute, I started reading and you said not afraid for you household, all do respect but yes you could infect them before you know you have it.
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As much as it's destroying my finances, I've been staying home a lot. I was driving up to 10 hours a day, but have driven maybe 10 hours in the past two weeks. My concern is I live with my boyfriend's family at the moment, which includes his stepdad who just had triple bypass, and his frail elderly grandfather. I could never live with myself if I got sick and passed it to them.
Just something else for people to consider.
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You're absolutely right, and in your situation I would probably stay off the road entirely. After going through my numbers, it's clear I don't need the money enough to justify the risk to myself and my family and the risk of facilitating the virus's spread between passengers, so I'm going to stay off the road at least through the summer (wasn't going to drive in the summer anyways, but I was going to keeping getting on the road until the beginning of May). At the end of the day, gotta do the right thing if you can afford to.
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My biggest issue is that I do need the money. My other job just doesn't offer enough hours, so it's going to be tough, but it's just not worth the risk. Especially since we've had a death around here.
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I hope we all do what we need to do, period. I am staying home for probably a week to see what happens.
This thing is out there and on the loose
Everyone will be exposed
Some will get sick
Some of them will get better
And some will die
What we are doing now is a futile attempt to protect ourselves and ...... is the important thing...
We are trying to slow the spread of the virus so we don’t get surges that will over run hospitals. There are a finite number of intensive care hospital beds and a finite number of ventilators and most of them are in use
If we can’t level the curve, hospitals will have to make decisions regarding who gets treated and gets better and who will be put down like an old dog
Everyone will be exposed
Some will get sick
Some of them will get better
And some will die
What we are doing now is a futile attempt to protect ourselves and ...... is the important thing...
We are trying to slow the spread of the virus so we don’t get surges that will over run hospitals. There are a finite number of intensive care hospital beds and a finite number of ventilators and most of them are in use
If we can’t level the curve, hospitals will have to make decisions regarding who gets treated and gets better and who will be put down like an old dog
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exactly right
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I was just reading many of the people who have recovered have permanent lung damage depending on how badly they got it, there is no way I want strangers in my car anymore, that is one of the most dangerous places to be in with someone who has it, symptoms or not.
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Just kidding you sound too smart to be a driver.
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