Why do Uber drivers keep talking to me?

Uber/Lyft drivers don't get paid anywhere near that so, some drivers do it for the interaction with the passengers. For some, it's a part-time job so they don't really just look it as a job and they mostly like people.



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All riders have to do is click either Quiet preferred or Happy to chat in the ride preferences section of the app after requesting a car.

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Generally, if the passenger starts the conversation, I take it as a cue that they like talkative trips, and if they don't, I assume they prefer silence. I'll start the ride with my standard line of So how's your day going so far? and use the response to gauge how chatty the customer is. It depends.

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Is it rude to not have a conversation with your Uber or Lyft driver? No, it is not rude at all. Drivers have to take cues from passengers, and if you're talking about just you as a passenger, I tend to open with just saying hi and asking how they're doing.

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Avoid these behaviors to ensure a smooth ride for both you and your driver.
  • You don't give a five-star rating, even though your ride was perfectly fine. ...
  • You don't tip. ...
  • You keep them waiting after they arrive to pick you up. ...
  • You cancel at the last minute. ...
  • You put your music on way too loud.


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I ended up being pretty good at reading passengers while driving Uber. If they didn't want the conversation to go past the usual greetings, then I respected their solitude. Most of my riders were talkative with me which I enjoyed. And those who preferred not to talk, whatever they're comfortable with was fine with me.

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No, Uber is not listening as the recording is happening. Uber also cannot listen to the recording unless the user includes it with an incident report. Will the driver/rider know if I'm recording?

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As an Uber driver, there is no direct supervisor. Passengers basically are the “supervisor” to a certain degree. My rating is my “performance evaluation”. If there is a serious concern reported to Uber customer support, then I may get a “reprimand”.

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I found this out the other day, when I asked my Uber driver about my passenger rating — the average of the 1-to-5-star grade passengers receive from drivers after every ride, which is shown to drivers before they agree to take a hail. “You're a 4.8,” he replied. “I usually don't pick people up if they're a 4 or less.”

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Every Uber driver knows the same information about each of their clients: their name, location, preferred car type(s), phone number(s) and interactive ratings—that is, how they've rated their past drivers, and how those drivers have rated them.

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If you're riding with an unsafe driver, you should ask them to stop and let you out. You can then report them to the company and request another driver. It's best not to take chances when riding with Uber drivers who increase the chances for an accident.

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In the high-tech world that offers you the opportunity to hail a ride through an app on your mobile phone, you might think it's easy to choose whether you would like a man or a woman driver. Not so fast — neither Uber nor Lyft offer you the choice to choose the sex of your driver.

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Just to add the previous answer, if the request was made and then your phone dies, as long as your driver is able to find you, the ride will proceed and be charged normally. Once you request, everything else happens on the driver's side.

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They can't see it when they initially accept rides, only when they start the ride. Sounds like while you were in the middle of loading, he started it, saw the destination, and said no, if you literally just got into the car and it was the very first thing he said to you.

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Uber's driver app can detect and record if you are accelerating aggressively, stopping quickly instead of gradually and if you are exceeding the speed limit for a specific stretch of roadway.

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Uber is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users' data. With limited exceptions like emergencies, we require a valid and sufficient legal process from official government agencies before we disclose any information about our users.

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The most common reason for a lower passenger rating is making us wait after we arrive to pick you up. If you're ready to go at the curb when we arrive, it means a lot. If they make me wait, slam my door, or are rude, I deduct stars.

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What counts as a low Uber driver star rating? Any lower than 4.6 could be a potential issue, because it's at this point that Uber can consider deactivating your account. Consistent low ratings are monitored by Uber.

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