Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers
by tacotuesday on Sunday October 25, 2015 @12:23AM
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>Passengers and drivers rate each other and bad ones are removed from the system.
Never used Uber/Lyft, so maybe the answer would be obvious if I had, but...
What stops drivers from giving bad ratings based on race or destination? Likewise, what stops passengers from giving drivers bad ratings based on race or some other prejudice?
Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers
by cavisne on Sunday October 25, 2015 @02:33AM
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Nothing, but giving a bad rating for race would be weird and rare.
Additionally you always see the driver's photo, and optionally see the riders photo before the ride starts, so the deeply racist probably cancel before the ride anyway.
Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers
by e28eta on Sunday October 25, 2015 @12:12PM
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It's not necessarily race. How about a bad rating for getting a ride to an undesirable part of town? Or one where the driver can't find another rider?
At least in 2014, it sounds like Uber has no way to verify racism isn't happening: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/28/are-ubers-...
- Potential passengers register with their name and personal credit card.
- Drivers are paired in a way that conceals destination and ensures equal distribution of bad ones.
- Passengers and drivers rate each other and bad ones are removed from the system.
- No tipping (or priced in a way that doesn't depend on it).
This reassures both parties that there are consequences to failing to do your part (criminally or otherwise).
It's just that the same people who were supposed to have solved this problem, also scream bloody murder at the Ubers and Lyfts who implement the above solution.