The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its definition of “close contact” with someone infected with COVID-19. From the CDC website: Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period* starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for […]
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It’s not safe to drive for Uber or Lyft during the coronavirus pandemic
I decided over the weekend not to drive for Uber or Lyft during the coronavirus pandemic. For my personal safety, it just doesn’t make any sense. Uber and Lyft have been extremely slow enacting any type of safety measures in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency. One of the things they should have done […]
Continue ReadingWhat happens when an Uber passenger damages your vehicle
On February 19 I began learning what happens when an Uber passenger damages your vehicle. It’s not what I expected, nor does it make any sense. I was driving for Uber when I got a request at a grocery store. As soon as I realized where I was picking up the passenger, I contemplated canceling […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia passes AB5 to reclassify Uber and Lyft drivers as employees
California lawmakers passed AB5. It’s a law that will severely impact gig workers in the state working as independent contractors.
Continue ReadingI’m taking a break from Uber and Lyft
I probably will not drive until the month of September. It’s just too hot to drive strangers around in my personal vehicle.
Continue ReadingYouTuber ‘The Apptrepreneur’ is a purveyor of fake news
Kevin Rodriguez from the YouTube channel The Apptrepreneur posted a video about an Uber driver supposedly getting suspended from Uber because he spoke to his passenger and his “car was a bit too cold.”
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