20+ Ride share trips that drove people crazy: 'Driver [is] texting at 75 MPH'

What's the biggest problem you ever had with a ride-share app?

It seems like it happens every 10 or 15 rides: after having a bunch of perfectly fine rides, you have an irritating one. Sometimes, for me, this happens when the driver keeps talking like a LOT about topics I don't care to chat about. I usually just don't respond very much when they ask personal questions or start to get overly animated about something they're talking about. I'm always happy to talk with them, because I understand it can be a lonesome job. It's interesting when they tell me about their lives or families. But it's surprising to me how often drivers will ask things like "Are you going home?" or "How long have you lived in this area?" or other questions I wouldn't answer if a stranger asked them to me.

Plus, sometimes drivers just accept your rides and then… just don't show up. They play games with the customer, waiting for them to cancel the ride, because if the driver cancels they won't gain any money from it. That can be really irritating, too.

I'm not a big fan of Tesla cars, either. Distracted driving is a huge problem, and although I have nothing against Teslas themselves, the entire operating system works on a giant iPad in the middle of the front dashboard. This means that I, the customer, am sweating it out while the driver plays on their big car iPad for like, 45 seconds out of every minute. Please, I'm begging you, just look at the road so we don't crash!

The people below have had some distressing rides recently — speaking of distracted drivers, one rider found that their driver was watching TV and on her phone while driving! Another person shared that their "rough neighborhood" scares away driver after driver, leaving them struggling to get a ride at all.

Up next, check out the customer questions that retail workers are really tired of answering, like "Can I get a discount? I know it's already 90% off, but is there another discount I can get?"

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How many rideshare apps is bro using?!

via u/Matt_LawDT

I know some drivers have 2 or 3 phones… but this is the final boss of Uber drivers. Bro is taking 10 trips at once somehow.
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via u/LogicalLavishness291
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via u/Morkedup
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Yikes

via u/180secondideas
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This is insane of him!

via u/ChintzyFob

One little shake would clear the whole mess, but perhaps he's found a way to game the system into giving him that sweet cleaning fee. I think on some apps, drivers get like $150 for a cleaning!
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via u/LordenSR
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via u/galaxystars1

The best way to ensure a tip is to cater to the customer, right? I always appreciate when drivers have those mini water bottles, a whole bundle of different phone chargers, and maybe some tissues or masks. That makes me think they go above and beyond with their service. This is… not that.
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via u/jyeatbvg
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That's unfortunate

via u/Thaihoax
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Pffft!

via u/financial_penguin

Why would they do this? Why would the driver accept?? "Pickup in 167 minutes"? Brother, that is nearly 3 hours!
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When you want to watch "Supernatural" but you have to work :/

via u/Deep-Raspberry6303

Why not both?
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via u/livahd

"He took a wrong turn and was heading on the bridge into midtown Manhattan, the complete opposite way adding another 20 mins to his trip. If they cancel, they get points against them, sometimes they'll play chicken. I waited him out," this person shared.
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Why are there always delays when you need to be somewhere ASAP?

via u/[deleted]
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via u/Im_Not_Gay_I_Swear_
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Cute, but mildly infuriating to be sure

via u/Whole-Ad-1147
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What a strange thing to do

via u/[deleted]
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You haven't lived until you've watched your driver swipe through TikToks while driving

via u/Few-Examination5561

But this is just as dangerous!
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via u/xilvar
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It's usually the opposite for me

via u/Common-Transition973

That's a crazy price difference though, it's always good to check your options before booking!
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via u/snaxsyss
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It's like they let a 6-year-old price the ride

via u/thedennissystem21

"3 miles? Hmm… that's $800!"