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Why doesn't Uber like or embrace this model?  [/quote]
Mom of college DD here and in our defense I can add that I don't think many parents would be comfortable having their 20-something DDs making this trek multiples times a day in the area of her college. Part of our deal with her going there was that she'd [i]not[/i] walk everywhere at all hours. (She's in great shape, by the way). 
But that did bring me to an Uber question: 
Are drivers annoyed by short trips (sometimes less than a mile if grocery bags are included).
And are there circumstances where you think additional tipping with cash would be in order?  
Thanks for answering these questions. This has been a great thread. [/quote]

Drivers are annoyed by short trips in an urban area, but in a college town that's just how it's going to be so drivers there are used to it and know the deal.  On these really short trips, just a single dollar tip can increase the driver's earnings on the ride by 33%.  Every single cash dollar is always appreciated.  Short trips can be profitable, but what kills the momentum is the time waiting on the passengers to get to the car.  If every passenger was waiting on the curb as I pulled up, I'd have no problem doing short trips all day long, but that's never the case.

And to add, people (mostly millenials) are either incredibly lazy or incredibly clueless on DC's layout.  I have given hundreds of rides around DC that were less than a mile.  I've given a few dozen rides that were at the most five blocks.   If you're a healthy adult, you should have no problem walking a mile and a half in under 30 minutes without cracking a sweat, especially if you're walking southward in DC (it's downhill).  But like I said, I have no problem doing short rides IF the rider doesn't make me wait on them to come out.  On my end, one-mile trip works out to be $3+ per mile.

If your driver goes above and beyond the norm like bringing a phone/purse back that you left in the car, helps you load a bunch of heavy luggage/shopping/grocery bags, helps you move your coffee table in their ride that you were too cheap to rent a truck/U-Haul for, or is out driving you where you need to go in treacherous conditions, please tip accordingly.  [/quote]

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