I strongly suggest share your story to a news outlet. This way we can hear similar stories and pressure Uber to change its pay structure which I know it also affects me as well. The first time I found out I had automatic pickups with Uber pool, I literally felt change in my mood. I wish no harm and positive solutions with this situation. It is outright disgusting what Uber is doing.

 

The worst is now pax not knowing that there is more than 2 picks ups. The one time I did pool at the airport the first pax wouldn't stop complaining the whole time. I told her she shouldn't have ordered pool. Needless to say my rating took a ding

 

Today i took a pool ride at 2.0 surge.... Once i started the trip another pick up was added. I tell him we have to pick up another pax and he sucks his teeth. After 15 min in traffic in route to second pick up he says "he's gonna be so late" and asks me what options he has. I told him lets end the ride rote now and order an UberX. My rating went down.

 

This is why I think the demand for UberPool and Lyft line will eventually go down. X and classic Lyft prices are already low enough. Once a passenger experiences being in the car almost an hour for what should have been a 20 minute trip that passenger won't do it again without giving it serious thought and weighing the cons of UberPool versus the pro of saving a few extra dollars.

When both Uber and Lyft rolled out this bus system at first most passengers didn't know about the second pickup nonsense and it was always a battle when that second pick up was added. Now most passengers are aware of how it works and that problem is gone. With more time, only the ultra cheap passengers and the ones on very long distance rides without time constraint will be the ones ordering pool and line. The average passenger will realize that the potential extra time is not worth the few dollars they are saving.

 

I agree I never met one pax that said they like pool. Women frequently get harassed by male pax.

 

A Cheap Azz Ride in a $50k Suburban and I don't have to tip.

 

U think uber is doing the whole $5 flat rate pool ride to keep surges at a minimum?

 

I think they won't get enough drivers to go with it. Via pays suv drivers 45 an hour. I don't see uber doing this.

 

Pardon my ignorance, what does pax stand for?

 

Passenger

 

Right now, I am taking home more money with VIA then UBER, i spent more money for gas and tolls with Uber,

 

Just don't accept Uberpool. You waited in the airport for at least 2 hrs might as well wait lil longer for at least Uberx. Pretty simple or just leave the airport empty its a waste of time. U only wait at airport if you have a lucky 4 leaf clover

 

This is why I think the demand for UberPool and Lyft line will eventually go down. X and classic Lyft prices are already low enough. Once a passenger experiences being in the car almost an hour for what should have been a 20 minute trip that passenger won't do it again without giving it serious thought and weighing the cons of UberPool versus the pro of saving a few extra dollars.

When both Uber and Lyft rolled out this bus system at first most passengers didn't know about the second pickup nonsense and it was always a battle when that second pick up was added. Now most passengers are aware of how it works and that problem is gone. With more time, only the ultra cheap passengers and the ones on very long distance rides without time constraint will be the ones ordering pool and line. The average passenger will realize that the potential extra time is not worth the few dollars they are saving.

What pissess me off the most is that they get in the car after requesting an uberpool and ask you what is uberpool, and they go on about how they requested it by mistake and they didnt really want it....... THEY'RE LYING, THEY'RE JUST TOO EMBARASSED TO SAY THAT THEY'RE CHEAPP. How come they dont request an uberblack or uber suv my mistake uh ???? They sure dont make that mistake, but they seem to order an uberpool by mistake. Smfh

 

I don't doubt that's true for many passengers but is also a fact that Uber is making pool the default option for many people when they open up the app.
Some people just don't pay attention to what they are doing . I think this ADD caused by the instant gratification that social media apps provide are doing a number on people's brain wiring. For example, I went for a pickup at a college, a young 20 something, you would think that demographic would be at least technology savvy. Well, I get there and she had 5 other students with her. I tell her she needed to cancel and order an UberXL. She freaked out saying, "I dont know how do that, show me."

So I took her phone and pointed where to press to cancel (she pressed), then told her to slide the little button to XL. I couldn't believe it.
Travis went on Colbert and said "I pushed a button, I got a car". And it seems that's literally what many of these people do, they push the button without reading and they see the app working and the car coming and it satisfies their ADD and the instant gratification receptors of their brains.

 

I always thought pax was those little sugar candies that come out of those little plastic dispensers.

You mean they are not? Oh, boy! No wonder they get so mad when I ask them what flavor they are.

 

automatic pickups in NYC, i hope this doesnt spread to the rest of the country.........???? at least nyc has a much higher price per mile......whereas most of us drive for 90 cents a mile.

 

They have gone too far.

The media darling has turned itself into the media monster.

What has been seen can not be unseen.

 

Hey there, I'm a reporter with Motherboard, VICE's science and tech site. Next week we're doing a series of stories all about Uber.

One of the stories I want to write about is the psychology of using Uber pool. I was going to attack this mostly as a passenger but wanted to hear driver perspectives, too.

The way I think about it: If I do Uber Pool, I am rooting for no one else to get in the car because they usually don't know WTF is going on so I'm going to have to wait, or their destination / pickup is going to be out of the way (so I secretly resent them). On the other hand, if no one else gets on, you guys get paid way less and I feel bad because I'm getting a ride for an extremely low price. Want to hear drivers' perspectives too.

Please email me if you're interested in talking: jason.koebler @ vice

 

Hey there, I'm a reporter with Motherboard, VICE's science and tech site. Next week we're doing a series of stories all about Uber.

One of the stories I want to write about is the psychology of using Uber pool. I was going to attack this mostly as a passenger but wanted to hear driver perspectives, too.

The way I think about it: If I do Uber Pool, I am rooting for no one else to get in the car because they usually don't know WTF is going on so I'm going to have to wait, or their destination / pickup is going to be out of the way (so I secretly resent them). On the other hand, if no one else gets on, you guys get paid way less and I feel bad because I'm getting a ride for an extremely low price. Want to hear drivers' perspectives too.

Please email me if you're interested in talking: jason.koebler @ vice

Less money,more wear and tear on car
More door opening and slamming,more abrasion on seats and carpets,MORE fuel robbing WEIGHT.
MORE RATINGS,MORE RISK,LESS MONEY.TIME ROBBING,FINANCIALLY DRAINING POOL.
CUSTOMERS GET ANGRY AND DEGRADE DRIVER RATINGS.
driver loses time and money,driver is angry.
The only one happy is UBER.
Uber in their "DROWNING POOL "

 

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A Cheap Azz Ride in a $50k Suburban and I don't have to tip.

 

Today i took a pool ride at 2.0 surge.... Once i started the trip another pick up was added. I tell him we have to pick up another pax and he sucks his teeth. After 15 min in traffic in route to second pick up he says "he's gonna be so late" and asks me what options he has. I told him lets end the ride rote now and order an UberX. My rating went down.

 

I always thought pax was those little sugar candies that come out of those little plastic dispensers.

Oh, I thought they were from pez dispensers.

Uber probably thinks that "uberpool" is the answer to traffic congestion. It's more like uber cesspool.

 

Uber passenger here and i'll admit it, i love using Uber Pool. For me, its not a choice btw uber pool and uber x its a choice btw uber pool and the subway. I get that it costs less, but while i occassionally pay the $12-15 to uberpool to work i'm a lot less likely to pay $18-20 for regular uber. I usually tip $2-5 depending on how much cash i have on me, in what denominations, etc.....

I'm polite, quiet and respect this ride may take a little while longer than an Uber X. np, i'll read, watch tv or close my eyes for a few minutes. That said, i'm highly amused/saddened by some of my fellow pax.

1 - The young woman who insisted she be dropped off first, despite being very far out of the way (we were both on the upper east side, my office is literally right off the FDR while she was in the World Financial Center.

2 - The young woman who didn't feel comfortable riding with me (yes, i'm large and maybe wont win a beauty pageant anytime soon, but it was 8am and i'm wearing a suit)

3 - The very drunk gentleman who insisted we blast the local hip-hop station

4 - The couple who got in after me, took the middle and window seat and heavily made out the rest of the trip.

But really it seems like most people take Uber pool trying to save some $$, then get upset when they actually have to share the car. If time is an issue, hail a regular uber, take a taxi, etc.... uber pool is great when you have some extra time, not for when you're running late to an important meeting or event.

My only personal incident. Going from the upper east to JFK, figured i'd take uber pool. Traffic turns out to be awful and the pickup winds up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. After 10 minutes, I apologize, ask if he will cancel me when he gets to Greenpoint, tip $10 and get in a yellow cab which took me to the airport. My fault in not allocation enough time. Not the drivers.

 

Uber passenger here and i'll admit it, i love using Uber Pool. For me, its not a choice btw uber pool and uber x its a choice btw uber pool and the subway. I get that it costs less, but while i occassionally pay the $12-15 to uberpool to work i'm a lot less likely to pay $18-20 for regular uber. I usually tip $2-5 depending on how much cash i have on me, in what denominations, etc.....

I'm polite, quiet and respect this ride may take a little while longer than an Uber X. np, i'll read, watch tv or close my eyes for a few minutes. That said, i'm highly amused/saddened by some of my fellow pax.

1 - The young woman who insisted she be dropped off first, despite being very far out of the way (we were both on the upper east side, my office is literally right off the FDR while she was in the World Financial Center.

2 - The young woman who didn't feel comfortable riding with me (yes, i'm large and maybe wont win a beauty pageant anytime soon, but it was 8am and i'm wearing a suit)

3 - The very drunk gentleman who insisted we blast the local hip-hop station

4 - The couple who got in after me, took the middle and window seat and heavily made out the rest of the trip.

But really it seems like most people take Uber pool trying to save some $$, then get upset when they actually have to share the car. If time is an issue, hail a regular uber, take a taxi, etc.... uber pool is great when you have some extra time, not for when you're running late to an important meeting or event.e

My only personal incident. Going from the upper east to JFK, figured i'd take uber pool. Traffic turns out to be awful and the pickup winds up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. After 10 minutes, I apologize, ask if he will cancel me when he gets to Greenpoint, tip $10 and get in a yellow cab which took me to the airport. My fault in not working on allocation enough time. Not the drivers.

The real problem is when you have a couple making out and they both have the window seat and you have the middle seat. It happened once to me. Just finished lunch was working on my banana (even if you have any unhealthy lunch a banana gives you a lot of vitamins) anyway the couple got so excited that they crushed my banana. Returned to work with a wet spot on my pants it was not funny. When I told a coworker what happened she went to Human Resources and almost got me fired. Now I eat fresh pineapple for dessert plenty of vitamin A and C.

 

Here is the article by the reporter.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-drivers-and-riders-hate-uberpool-and-lyft-line

 

Is it possible that the only 1 person thought my post was funny?

 

Only one person got it