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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does my passenger rating affect me? Are you less likely to pick up a 4.2 rather than a 5? My coworkers and I have a theory that once a rider's rating gets higher OR he/she starts using Uber more, he/she gets better Uber rides -- i.e. better, non creepy drivers; better cars; drivers who know where they're going etc. Any truth to that?[/quote]

Your passenger rating doesn't matter a bit to me, to me you are a body needing a ride using an active credit card.  I don't care what your rating is, we'll get along fine, and I'll give you a 5-star ride.  Sorry to dehumanize it a bit, but it's a very monotonous job with some excitement sprinkled in a few times a week.  I'd imagine most good drivers feel about the same way.  We all drive to make $$$ and more rides=more money.  And if you're a smooth driver, 99% of rides are always good anyways, so why refuse? (always at a surge-price of course)

The jury is still out on that last part.  Uber says it doesn't, I say it does...kinda.  My riders for the most part all seem to be pretty chill, many are waiting on the curb as I pull up, most are dressed well, and about all are nice & polite...and a bunch of them are paying surge-pricing.  I also see some VERY fancy parts of DC that I never knew existed when taking some of these folks home, and I've been around.  Therefore, I'm convinced that uber pairs "power" riders (2+ rides per day) with the best driver possible IF the pairing has a quick ETA, overriding lower-rated drivers who may be closer.  But sometimes you simply get matched with the closest request and off you go to visit some jankey part of DC or Hybla Valley.  Win some, lose some.

Also, my car is a blacked-out and sleek Ford sedan with a leather interior (trying to keep this anonymous as possible, but it's not a Crown Vic).  It's a really smooth ride on the highway and in town.  I get lots & lots of comments and questions on my ride...practically every other one.  It's also a manual...if there's a conversation to be had along the ride, odds are it'll be about that.  I'm also smooth-as-silk on the clutch & brakes and people notice.[/quote]

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