cuz uber is doing a social experiment…You can decline - whats your max distance pickup threshold? And the riders keep treating us like shit hoping to get a free ride I don’t give 5 stars anymore unless it’s perfect
If they are wearing socks with said flip-flops/sandals…we have a problem. Socks with crocs would be the only thing worse. 
Yeah I’m still making tips in shorts and a tank top. If they want a “profesional” service, order a fucking limo
basketball shorts, Gucci Flip Flops, black T, unkempt beard, cigar out the side of mouth, pinky ring, explicit hip hop…
If you want regulations, go be a taxi driver. The whole point of Uber/Lyft is NO REGULATIONS. You work when you want to, when you feel like it, you don’t have an exclusive territory but go anywhere. Besides, what’s wrong with flip flops? Lots of drivers like them because it means not having to do socks on laundry day. Your driving your personal vehicle, not a limo, you’re not even getting out of the car to open the passenger door.
That is a myth. It’s not illegal to drive barefoot or with flip flops.
https://legalbeagle.com/13710008-is-it-illegal-to-drive…
Maybe you could quote a state or federal statute?
Or hell, let’s just believe a internet website. After all, they can’t put it on the internet unless it’s true! BonJour!
It’s an internet website dedicated to legal issues. But if you want more sources, here you go:
Is It Illegal to Drive While Barefoot or Wearing Flip Flops In Florida?
http://www.coastalhyundai.com/…/is-it-illegal-to-drive…/
"Although I do not recommend driving with flip-flops or completely barefoot, it isn’t illegal in the Sunshine State. "
https://www.clickorlando.com/…/is-it-illegal-to-drive…
“Even though it is not illegal to drive shoeless, should you be involved in an accident you can suffer severe injury to your feet since they are unprotected.”
https://www.wisemantriallaw.com/…/is-it-illegal-to…/
So far we have a car dealer, a news station, and a law practice agreeing with me.
The fact is that flip flops are a common choice of footwear. They are EXTREMELY popular. People wear them to dinner, movies, even when flying. For some reason, showing your feet became fashionable. There’s even flip flops and sandals designed for hiking and other rough activities. Even in Chattanooga, in the middle of winter, I saw people wearing flip flops. So anyone who hates flip flops needs to get over it, they’re here to stay.
Well, you haven’t shown me anything legal, just internet websites. How about a state or federal statute. Do y’all know what a statute is?
lets play your game. is there ANY website youd find credibility when it comes to this. would you believe me if i were to search this up at https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/?WT_qs_osrc=fxb-170952810
i give up though my friend i cant quote you one because there really isnt one that even mentions driving barefoot is illegal. so to you, would you kindly show where you got your information of it being illegal?
If something isn’t illegal, there’s not going to be a federal statue saying it’s not illegal. How can I quote something that doesn’t exist?
If I saw a driver wearing flip flops before I got in the car I would cancel ride. If you doubt that there is nothing at all wrong with that, I think maybe you sir, are part of what is wrong to begin with.
I see where this is going. I guess as long as there is rubber on the pedals, no proper footwear is required. The power of ignorance is strong here.
Remember:
- Uber is for the passengers, NOT the drivers.
- 97% of Uber drivers quit. There is a reason for that.
To move away from accepting all credible new drivers is a step towards the employee argument in the legal arena. If anything, you can expect the practice of shutting drivers down for phantom complaints to increase if there is a need to reduce numbers.
Uber and Lyft will never care how many unless it hurts their bottom line.
NYC and state will test that when the $17.xx/hour goes into effect later this fall.
Then it will cost Uber and Lyft real money and they will have to decide if an Uber and Lyft driver on every corner at $17.xx/hr makes financial sense vs the $2/hr the driver would earn if there was an Uber and Lyft driver on every corner.
And yet we still see posts from new hopeful drivers asking how long does it take for my background check???
The minimum wage doesn’t affect drivers. Truck drivers for example are paid by the mile, we’re paid by the mile and a little bit for time. We’re not paid anything if we’re standing or moving around without a passenger.
The long view says none of these factors affect our job future. Watch for:
- The drop in drivers in the next gas crisis. When prices rise dramatically, the number of drivers will fall just as dramatically.
- The legal divide between taxi and rideshare will eventually even out with taxis using apps and getting cost down, along with the expense of labor of Uber/Lyft companies going up.
- When the loan value of cars and the value of the cars become unbalanced enough to cause a financial ripple. Hard times, a slow in traffic and the financial upset in people losing jobs and cars could snowball.
I look at it another way.
With the low barrier of entry, the next gas price spike and resulting recession will drive the new unemployed to Uber and Lyft just as ridership decreases due to lower economic activity. Signup bonuses will disappear, quests will as well, and surge will be a long forgotten memory.
This swell of new drivers and the lower number of riders will result in earnings reaching well below $10/hour for the vast majority of drivers.
We are in the best of times and drivers earnings have been halved in just 3 years. Wait until the worst of times with unemployed sitting in their cars on every block hoping, no, praying, for a ping.