The Maryland State Highway Administration removed four road signs referring to a mountain as "Negro Mountain." What I don't understand is how they've been up this whole time. Seriously, why weren't these signs removed a long time ago? Sometimes I forget ... Continue Reading
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I’m taking a break from Uber and Lyft
Until it gets a little cooler outside, I'm taking a break from rideshare driving. I'll probably not drive until the month of September. It's just too hot to drive strangers around in my personal vehicle. When waiting for trips, I've had to park with ... Continue Reading
Hagerstown was alien planet hot yesterday
Hagerstown was brutally hot yesterday. Sheri and I had a few errands to run and we waited till later in the day, thinking it would be cooler. We were wrong. We left the house after five in the afternoon and it was 101 degrees. ... Continue Reading
Canceling an Uber trip because the rider does not have a child safety seat
Uber sent me a ride request yesterday afternoon. When I arrived at the passenger's location, a woman walked out of the house carrying a baby in a basket-style baby carrier. It did not look like an approved child safety seat. I didn't see how it could be ... Continue Reading
Uber failed me by refusing to follow Maryland child safety seat law
I had an unpleasant experience Monday while driving for Uber. It involved Maryland's child safety seat law and Uber's refusal to support it. ... Continue Reading
Maryland child safety seat law applies to Uber and Lyft drivers
I thought that when you drove for Uber or Lyft, you were exempt from the law requiring young children to be in a child safety seat. Taxis are exempt from the Maryland child safety seat law. I was under the assumption that Maryland considered rideshare ... Continue Reading