It's about time. I've had 4 trip requests this year that would have lasted over 4 hours-----one was to Carbondale at rush hour that Google Maps said would take 6 1/2 hours.
https://qz.com/1053152/uber-is-begi...uber-is-beginning-to-warn-drivers-about-long-trips-likely-to-last-over-an-hour/
The article cites a 4 hour trip by a Select driver:
"In all, Fleck drove more than 500 miles over nearly nine hours that day. But he only got paid for the first half of the trip, when there was an Uber passenger in his car. Fleck earned $260.10 for the ride. Uber paid him 64 cents a mile and 12 cents a minute, plus a base fare of 40 cents and $60 for a demand-based incentive called "boost." Depending on how you look at it, he either made about $62 an hour, or just under $30 an hour before gas and other expenses. Uber charged the rider $593.82, of which it kept $333.72, or 56%."
......Current guidance on Uber's website advises riders to "please let drivers know if you're planning to travel a long distance" and says trips "may automatically end after 4 hours."
I caught a lot of flack from posters when I recounted that I refused to do the 7 hour trip to Carbondale after I had already driven 9 hours. Boneheads need to figure out that it makes no economic sense to accept these kinds of rides.
https://qz.com/1053152/uber-is-begi...uber-is-beginning-to-warn-drivers-about-long-trips-likely-to-last-over-an-hour/
The article cites a 4 hour trip by a Select driver:
"In all, Fleck drove more than 500 miles over nearly nine hours that day. But he only got paid for the first half of the trip, when there was an Uber passenger in his car. Fleck earned $260.10 for the ride. Uber paid him 64 cents a mile and 12 cents a minute, plus a base fare of 40 cents and $60 for a demand-based incentive called "boost." Depending on how you look at it, he either made about $62 an hour, or just under $30 an hour before gas and other expenses. Uber charged the rider $593.82, of which it kept $333.72, or 56%."
......Current guidance on Uber's website advises riders to "please let drivers know if you're planning to travel a long distance" and says trips "may automatically end after 4 hours."
I caught a lot of flack from posters when I recounted that I refused to do the 7 hour trip to Carbondale after I had already driven 9 hours. Boneheads need to figure out that it makes no economic sense to accept these kinds of rides.
