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https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/11/uber-ai-will-soon-know-drunk-refuse-pick-7621134/
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https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/11/uber-ai-will-soon-know-drunk-refuse-pick-7621134/
DeDutchDudeDatDoes
To any problem, there are only two valid reactions: 1 Try to solve it. and 2 Accept it. Never revert to complaining. Don't use Uber anymore.
sr22e
jeez....next they won't let bank robbers order a pickup after a gig...what's the world coming to?
ComcastLover
Literally you don't start a sentence like this.
bourbonandbaddecisions
Is it because the Uber drivers are getting all rapey with the unconscious passengers?
AGreatNameForARockBand
Pretty sure it’s just a patent and will likely never be implemented. Apple does that all the time and no one seems to be phased by it.
Groznek
It's not that weird. Some people absolutely hate dealing with drunks, especially ones that have drunk themselves stupid.
PoppaBigBear
Drunks are my favorite passengers, they only want to have fun and when they see their drunk food, their eyes light up like children.
Fpt04
They mean drivers can see that and decide not to pick you up, which I have no problem with. Read more than the headlines, people.
r333
*opens Lyft app* - Me
narcissistickitten
They could lose business if they refuse to drive intoxicated customers (me)
r333
They will (me too)
minabear
I actually exclusively use Lyft now. I’ve had enough of Uber and their shitty corporate practices.
SamuthNBS
People of imgur: There is a big difference between being too drunk to drive and being too drunk to get in an uber.
KnowmSaying
I have never hopped on an uber sober. If uber did this they would lose 90% of their customer based. Bullshit article
Error404TrollNotFound
They're just adding this as an option for drivers to refuse passengers based on level of intoxication and not have it hurt acceptance rate
Mortemmiles
“Shit! I’m drunk! Guess I’m driving home”
aTokenOfMyExtreme
Don't you dare uber, gimme your phone
RippedLikeJabbatheHutt
cheetah098
I am the liquor...
ShotsoMilk
When he knocked off the bucket and the second bucket popped up I snorted beer out of my nose so hard and now you owe me a new keyboard
TheGenuineArticle
I drunk better when I'm drive.
CoRektiveAction
That's so fetch.
ProphetOfCod
Stop trying to make "fetch" happen.
stupidassjack
Then how are they going to get that prime rate when I walk out of the bar at 2am and only need to go 2 miles for 45 dollars?
corbynDallas
I think there are a few situations where intoxicated people might need a safe über ride to get away
Mistyblinx
I didn't care if people were drunk but I've had some mean drunks.One ended up getting out b/c I refused to go until she used her seatbelt...
RavenX86
Joke on you UBER-man. You don't have a WEED-O-METER
bs13690
If only there were some other method of calling someone to come pick you up. Like maybe in yellow cars or something.
Hotwired1970
Hey! You're on to something there. I heard about a thing called Yellow Cab, also has an app feature to see when the driver will arrive.
fragtore
UK level drunk I wouldn't wanna have in my car either. Tipsy fine, slight drunk fine, piss drunk hell no
CometLaHal
Good way to indirectly cause more DUI's
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
I wonder if I could get a old beater, rhino line the entire inside, and just pick up the pukers. Just hose that shit off after each ride
swagcannon420
I only user uber when drinking. Only thing theyd do is lose my buisness and make me take the train.
LinearAlgebro
"Uber lets guys know where to pick up solo drunk girls"
MissGrangerIfYoureNasty
Siding with Uber on this one. Adults should be adults. Have some limits or drink at home, they're not paid to be medics.
AddictiveTendancies
Well, then they can go Uberfuck themselves. On to Lyft!
gwg69822
Or a taxi. Especially when the surge prices kick in...
Foxsayy
I think Taxi services can surge too
gwg69822
Around here, they are governed by the P.U.C. and they only surge they do is on Sundays and Holidays. They surge a whole extra $1
RobErtE87
don't over-drink and Uber. If you're excessive/uncontrollable, nobody wants you and nobody can be expected to serve you.
shermanmernmeyer
There's a reason riders get ratings.
ViolentVibrator
I've been kicked out of an Uber apparently for being too drunk. I can respect that decision.
DYLANLEE79
I over drink, but it just makes me slurry and sleepy.
Utael
I'm a driver not a babysitter. If I have to do anything other than take your ass from point a to point b then it's not a fair trade
DYLANLEE79
You don't.
ZanarkandAbes
The first step is recognizing the problem... Get help.
lyelllyon
If you’re on the edge just take the hit and puke into a trash can or a toilet or something before you order the ride.
RachTrap
or the driver could spend a dollar on a plastic liner and solve the problem.
Charzywarzy
I wish they had an interface for that choice
KnowmSaying
People just need to learn to handle their overdrinking
whatupcorgibutt
Alcoholism is a complex problem
RandAIFlagg
Had an uber driver one time who was super stressing because I told him he was taking my drunk friend home. Had like 3 shots & no license
RandAIFlagg
even sober he'd have needed an uber. Driver was shitty as fuck about it til he got there and realized I wasn't fucking with him about it
LlamaSenpai
Nobody wants me sober anyways
stupidstray
Or at least be honest with your driver, offer a big tip, and get some sort of barf bucket handy.
Soifon87
If I was driving Uber at night, I'd keep something like that in my car.
arbsbuhpuh
People that drunk aren't the best at those logistics
MetalTao
Sober you can prepare tho, a shape shifting baby sitter
TheNLK
Sober you can also make a decision to not get totally shit faced.
BaconAndBoobsAndBackflips
Most uber I took out of bars had some sort of puke bag and water bottles for riders, but then again, I’m Canadian, it’s expected from us
Sugarcrotch
I'm Californian and same here.. At least in my neck of the woods
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Californian Lyft driver here. Puke bags, water bottles, charging cables, candy/snack sack, breath mints, gum, the works. People love it.
ff36
Do you mean Canadian Uber drivers go the extra mile, or Canadian Uber patrons are drunkards?
BaconAndBoobsAndBackflips
Mostly the former, but honestly both
18Litre
Both
420B0ngRips4Jesus69
What do regular cab drivers do in those situations? They've been dealing with drunk assholes since the dawn of time.
brumbievan
I wasnt drunk but just got sick on the way home from the dr (thank God I didnt take the bus) and she drove me the rest of the way home 1/2
brumbievan
2/2 and there was a cleaning fee and I gave her a huge tip. I was like 1 min away from my apartment. She was so nice, made sure I was okay.
corbynDallas
What if someone has had too much or had their drink spiked and need to get away fast.
cyno01
Call an ambulance not an uber? Unless youre in the US... then the Uber is a lot cheaper. Surge pricing on ambulances is a bitch.
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
911
RachTrap
if someone drank too much calling 911 is illegal. if someone spiked the drink then they shouldnjust call the police unless theyre in danger.
Tripmcneilly
Should start a separate service specifically for wasted people, just throw em in the back of a pick up truck
BaconAndBoobsAndBackflips
I swear one of them is going full titanic and falls off the truck while trying to sing
zoezoebelle
Throw a tarp in the back and strap them in with bungee cords. Redneck ambulance.
sillysocks
Paddy Wagon
C141Clay
A new level of taxi service will be created..? "Trashed Truck" where you pay first, and we hose the back out after each fare.
Tripmcneilly
Throw some cameras in there and you got a reality show too
C141Clay
Not unlike 'Cash Cab', or the porn variants.
NotQuiteDeadYetPool
Nah, that's not entirely safe. But like a police van without all the "you're going to jail" feel to it would be good. Plastic and washable
verenelda
My town has a "Inebriate Emergency Response" van that takes people to a sobering station. They give rides to roughly 2.5K people/year.
NotQuiteDeadYetPool
Ft. Worth used to have a shuttle for TCU kids that was pretty successful.
XxxAziexxX
A lot of drivers I know try to avoid drunk people for a variety of valid reasons. However, I'd definitely rather give them a ride and 1/2
XxxAziexxX
thank them for getting home responsibly when they get in. Typically a pleasant ride after that. 2/2
AzurePaint26
As an Uber driver, we are allowed to refuse service to anyone- Be it they are drunk or not. Saying that I myself have never refused -
thiscommentwillselfdestruct
You can't refuse service to someone with a service animal. Just in case you didn't get the email.
AzurePaint26
There is a vast difference between a sober person with a service animal and a belligerent drunk. And if I think your animal will harm me, -
AzurePaint26
I will say no. I haven't, but all the animals I've taken were well behaved
AzurePaint26
You have a right to refuse service if you feel you are in danger or are uncomfortable.
AzurePaint26
service, but I have given a couple 1 stars because a drunk woman decided to be really fucking rude- I have also had people close call it in-
AzurePaint26
throwing up in my car- And here in Colorado its a 250 to 300$ fine if you throw up in our car. ( Or so I was told) The Tl;Dr is don't be -
rudejohn
Is this fine passed along to the driver? I'd love getting $300 just to spend half an hour cleaning my car.
AzurePaint26
Yes. Once its processed and such the fine goes directly to you. Don't quote me though on the amount, that was word of mouth.
AzurePaint26
a fucking amateur when you drink and treat your Ubers with respect. We're taking -you- home because your drunk ass can't.
AzurePaint26
Oh. And we can always refuse service. Even during the trip. Remember that.
Pengarr
The other downside I saw someone else point out is that now, if you're looking for vulnerable, drunk people, there's an app for that.
Foxsayy
What?
Pengarr
It's creepy if Uber is gonna straight-up tell people a potential fare is drunk in advance because some people are predatory and shitty.
sometimescash
This is what happens with privileged entitled types who act like drunk assholes ruining it for the rest
Kittynomnoms
I've certainly been too drunk in an Uber before, but I've never vomited or been particularly belligerent. People don't know their limits.
getyourp00pinagroup
you dont have to be privileged in order to act entitled
Tripmcneilly
I had to puke out of an uber window before. More fueled by too much tequila than privilege or entitlement, drunk asshole for sure though.
PinkMonkeyPie
Privileged and entitled have nothing to with it. I have seen plenty of underprivileged, non-entitled douchwads being drunk IDIOTS. PLENTY!
sweenish
You're using the wrong definition of entitled.
retodd
When did “privelage” become the catch-all term to describe asshole-ish actions?
Roehcai
I think people use 'privileged' when they should be using 'entitled'. One's a circumstance of society/economy, the other's an attitude.
DemonTheOni
Boom
lethaldoobie
when black racist fucks started using it to rag on all white people - "white privilige"
jimicus
When it became un-PC to call someone an asshole.
retodd
When did it become ok to limit others’ speech, by threat of ridicule & persecution?
AuntSharron
When people started being pricks towards others solely because “they can”
12GaPoopRockets
I think around 2013
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Since when do counter-ridicule and -insults not qualify as free speech? "I get to mock people but if they mock me back it's persecution"?
Vatricidal
This has literally always been the case. Speech has and will always carry social consequences.
GeneralWho
https://xkcd.com/1357/
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
IOW, free speech goes both ways. People are allowed to fight back when attacked. It's not persecution so much as tit for tat, cause & effect