| I do rideshare in the Bay Area for extra cash and to maintain my customer service skillset - My driver score is 4.97 (in the last 500 rides.) They’ve removed the “acceptance rate” metric for drivers. There’s no longer a penalty for declining rides for drivers in California. https://www.uber.com/blog/california/keeping-you-in-the-driv... The advantage is that since drivers know where a passenger is going before accepting, riders can be assured that the driver wants to take them to the destination they have set. No more waiting for the driver to arrive to hear they are declining a super long distance trip; they won’t even know they’ve been declined even multiple times. If it takes one longer to get a rides’ information with Uber, take a look at their rating. Indeed, It is becoming more important. Try to keep an Uber rating sharp. I’m likely to accept a 4.86 score for $4-6 fare, decline a 4.63 for a $25-30 trip. |