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by disruptiveink 1094 days ago
I favour taxis over Ubers these days because of the stupid "rider rating" system. There should be no "rider rating" system. Either I should be banned from the platform or not.

I'm at the pickup location when the driver gets there. I don't ask for detours. I should have a perfect 5, yet I don't, why? Did I ask for routes that the drivers disliked? Did I not make conversation? Something else? Is it because in the US, everything is 5* but I took too many rides in Europe, where maybe people don't 5* by default?

Between the possibility of paying for a service and not being able to relax with the "fear" of getting my rating lowered and then getting worse service in the future vs just getting into a cab, guess which one is easier and more relaxing for me?