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The truth comes out in the car

Stories I've collected during my time on the road as an Uber driver in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. You'll never believe what people will tell an Uber driver, the truth really does come out in the car!

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For the last eight years I have been driving Uber on the side. It has been a great financial help for the family, particularly when I have income from other sources that fluctuates. But there is another side. That side is the people you meet in the car and your conversations. Plus, one sees and hears what happens in a city. To date, I have done over 18,300 rides. That is a lot of people I have met and a lot of conversations. Very rarely do you have the same person, although it happens...

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A man and a woman, both wearing face masks, are at an airport. The man, dressed in a white shirt and jeans, is placing a suitcase into the trunk of a car. The woman, wearing a gray t-shirt and jeans, stands nearby watching. The background shows the exterior of an airport terminal with large windows.

Question for you: Do I put their bags in the car or not?

Driving and Passenger Etiquette

May 24, 2024•1 min read

Here is a one to get some feedback on.

As a driver should you always help put the riders bags in the boot? Or do you let them do it?

Sometimes, it clear, they just get them and put them in themselves. Other times they expect you to do it.

Do I only do it for females? Or do I do it for males as well? Is that being discriminating?

What about if they have very heavy bags?

I don’t know why, but this always leaves me in a quandary.

Then when you get to the location, do you help them take them out of the car?

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Wesley Leake

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