Any Uber drivers on here? Where should I sit?

There's probably no Uber drivers on Datalounge. They are all out looking for a female passenger to rape and murder.

I only sit in the back. They sometimes pull up the passenger seat so there's more leg room behind that seat anyway. And the mints and water bottles (for the ones who REALLY want that 5 star review) are always in the back.

Whichever one makes it easier for you to give a hand- or blowjob to the Driver...

Rider, not driver. Sit in the back, if you are asked to sit up front don't get in the car. What I've hear about the assaults in my area is that they have usually happened when the rider was in the front seat.

When Lyft started in SF, you HAD to sit in the front because it was all about being SOCIAL! Ucch. Anyhow, now it's all the same. Sit in the back, drivers do not give a fuck as long as you tip and rate them 5 stars

Why would you sit in the front unless the back seat was occupied? That’s just creepy.

r6 the people I know (including myself) who are from small/medium sized towns always sit in the front. Obviously, I don't do that in TO (I'm Canadian) but it's a common cultural thing outside big cities.

Does Uber even allow hatchbacks or are only five-door cars allowed?

What happens when the windowless van pulls up and the only place to sit is on the mattress? What should I do?

Tip in cash. Drivers don't know you tipped them till later otherwise. And uber doesn't allow tipping on the app. It's gross. Execs worth millions deciding people using their cars as credit cards don't deserve tips.

Uber does allow tipping in app now

I always tip on the card.

Only tip on the card. r10 clearly does not know what he's talking about.

Uber is a horribly unethical company that pays it's drivers low wages. Avoid them!

Sit on the driver's lap, OP.

Yeah for a while Lyft was all about sitting in the front, that is what you had to do.

Now they don't really care. Sit in the front, sit in the back. Whichever makes you happier. Just be polite, normal and an easy ride for them. That is all they want.

Well that and a tip, but I only tip for uber/lyft when I feel it is necessary. Most of my rides are the two miles home from the bars.

[quote]R6 Why would you sit in the front unless the back seat was occupied? That’s just creepy.

Because the fact that the driver's dressed in street clothes (picking you up in their own, regular car) blurs the lines between customer/vendor, employer/employee.

It seems snobby to get in the back seat and say "Drive!" when it's just a regular car.

Uber is just organized serial killing. Have some stranger with minimal credentials come pick you up? Sure what could possibly go wrong?

But what credentials do a regular cab driver have?

Background checks. Chauffer licenses from the state r19.

There are background checks to drive for uber/lyft.

Umm, I always sit in the back

To the cheap ass above who doesn't tip- I hope you are found in a ditch with a tire iron up your anus.

Talk to a driver, most customers don't tip r23. I still have a great rating because I am nice and easy passenger.

And like I said, I tip sometimes, if I am doing a long ride to the airport or something. But nope, not on most rides. I am okay with that, sorry that it bugs you.

All of my group tips. You are cheap.

R17 it is not "snobby" to sit in the backseat of a car where you don't know and are paying the driver. Cab drivers and livery drivers wear regular clothes and drive Shitty cars too. I just started using Lyft last year when I moved to Miami from NYC. If a Lyft/uber driver asked me to get in the front seat I would not get in the car. I've been harassed and assaulted by cab drivers and livery drivers in NYC over the years.

R26 I wasn't clear. I should have said that it instinctively feels snobby to ME, when I'm in that situation.

I always ride in the front.

I am a regular passenger of the service; and I've learned three things about safety for all while using said service: First, sit in the back and immediately initiate conversation with your driver, using your 'strong' voice; it sets the tone for Control. (Yes, I am a "Uber Bitch," coincidentally.)

Second, do not accept the driver's offer of a power cord to charge your media device during the ride. (Oops, shit gets stolen.); and

Third, do not accept your driver's courteous offer of a 'bottled water/beverage' for a relaxing refreshment during the ride. (Oops, people who have done so have also awakened naked, raped, and robbed).

Keep 'em talking the whole way during the ride, and pay attention to your route. Do not lose yourself in your media devices during transport, ever.

Always, tip. They have your info and usage history.

In a cab.

Mary r29!

I haven't gone a week without using uber or lyft for the last 4 years, it really isn't that serious or require all those rules.

How many times has R31 found himself drugged and naked because he didn't follow the rules!

[quote]What happens when the windowless van pulls up and the only place to sit is on the mattress? What should I do?

Well Peggy Sue, you sit in the centre of the mattress, lay on your back, put your legs up in the air and think of England.

I don't use Uber or Lyft. When I travel, I have used a cab and sat in the front seat, because I get car sick.

Then why the hell did you comment your useless reply in this thread R34?

Listen Judge Judy when was the last time you had a good fuck? Like never?

Unless the driver is your mom, sit in the back.

Even then R37 It can be dicey.

R29 sweetie you’re not an Uber Bitch, you’re just a bitch.