In what armpit of the world do they teach people to stab at the accelerator versus a gradual amount of pressure? More often than not I'm in an Uber for 30 seconds ready to puke because the driver is incapable of a smooth and gradual pressure on the accelerator. Shit, hammer the motherfucker for all I care, but quit stepping on the pedal like your trying to stomp out a fire.

Same goes for the brake pedal, you're not driving a 53' truck with 80,000lbs of cargo, I promise you wont cook the brakes, just eeeeeeeeease in to the stopping...for the love of Christ.

That's it.

Like I tell my wife, "Sudden stops are sometimes necessary."

That was part of the spiel on muni busses in San Francisco.

Ah, reminds me of my school bus riding days. The old dude who piloted the POS was expert at waiting until you were at maximum unbalance in your movement and then he would either stomp on the gas or brakes and throw your ass onto the filthy floor.
I hated the bus. It was essentially a small moving riot.

Sudden stops on the bus were not a problem for me It was the other kids who loved to fuck with you. Not much you could do as a third grader getting pushed around by an eighth grader, I made friends with a high school kid and he beat the shit out of him. Problem solved. Our bus driver were female farmers and they were pretty nice,

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Our bus driver were female farmers and they were pretty nice,

You just reminded me about two of my aunts on my dad’s side. One was the wife of a farmer, the other the wife of an ex-farmer. Both drove busses for adjoining school districts. And both had to quit due to health reasons.

My aunt (through marriage) Helen was known as a nice sweet lady, no one had anything to say bad about her. My dad’s sister Mary, well she quit driving in the late 50’s. In her district into the early 70’s when I’d meet people they would recognize my last name and ask me if one of my relatives ever drove a bus. When I’d say “yes, my aunt”, oh the stories I’d hear. From what I pieced together her bus was like being transported to the county jail and she was the guard…..

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From what I pieced together her bus was like being transported to the county jail and she was the guard…..

Given what I've heard about school buses recently, that may be the right approach

It's annoying riding with a jerky driver. I believe they're so used to driving that way they don't even realize it. I occasionally ride with one person that drives say 45 mph by average, pressing the accelerator up to 47, letting off coasting to 43, pressing the accelerator to 46, letting off...... It really gives my neck a workout.

Gen whatevers live in a binary world, all 1s and 0s, where it's either go or no go. Real life is analog, gradual and nuanced.

My grandmother, who grew up in the Philippines, was one of these types until I talked with her about it. After some coaching, she never did it again.

Another trait she had was jerking the wheel back and forth when in a hurry, even when driving in a straight line. I had to tell her we could be a little late if she felt rushed.

During my recovery from achilles tendon surgery on my accelerator foot I wasn't able to drive for 10-weeks so I took a lot of Ubers.

A few were truly horrible drivers including the chronic gas pedal modulator who must've adjusted the accelerator an inch every 5 or 10 seconds (i.e. inch down, inch back up, inch down, rinse and repeat until I'm on the verge of puking). However, the worst as it wasn't safe was the speed demon who made a busy Saturday afternooon drive in 10 minutes that always takes me 20 minutes the dozens of times I've done it.

The chronic gas pedal modulator reminded me of my maternal grandmother who was the worst driver I've ever ridden with. She was a chronic gas pedal modulator too. She actually taught my aunts how to parallel park with the instructions of back up until you hit the car behind you and pull forward until you hit the car in front of you.

As Uber changed the livery scene from contracted licensed drivers for companies, Waymo and Tesla's autonomous RoboTaxi program will change car ownership and dip in to Uber's current platform, you'll have less H1B drivers to contend with.

Reminds me of the Johnny cab in Total Recall...

Did it affect his rating/tip?

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Ah, reminds me of my school bus riding days. The old dude who piloted the POS was expert at waiting until you were at maximum unbalance in your movement and then he would either stomp on the gas or brakes and throw your ass onto the filthy floor.

In 9th grade we had a bus driver who was constantly being berated by the school bully-types (both male and female) as they got on and off the bus. They ALWAYS sat in the very back of the bus, laughing, yelling and cutting-up. This was one of those large, pusher-type school buses with the engine (weight) in the rear.

One hot September day he had enough. We're on a 4-lane divided road. We approach a two-lane crossroad that has the rain gutters going its way (perpendicular to us) with a small hump in the middle (the road). We're doing 35-40 mph. He didn't slow down.

I was sitting in the front row on the right side and saw what was coming. I held on to the bar in front of me for dear life with one hand and my books in the other.

The front of the bus slammed down into the first gutter; we flew up and slammed into the second. But that was nothing compared to the back end of the bus. The got the worst of it, flying out of their bench seats and landing all over the place.

They shut up. They kept their mouths shut getting off the bus. I don't remember if we had that driver again. But for once, the bullies got theirs.

Tatortodd, I call that parking by ear.

I just returned from Aruba and had one of the worst cab rides. I did not think one could drive a Honda CRV with a slipping transmission "like you stole it". Weaving in and out of traffic, tailgating cars, heavy acceleration exiting the roundabouts. We made it to the airport in record time though.

If this guy drove the way he did here in the US he would be involved in constant road rage fights.