March 21, 2016
Interesting day.
I am gradually learning my way around downtown. Usually if I have to drop someone off
downtown, I go off line and head for better areas.
The GPS doesn’t work very well in the downtown area,
giving inconsistent directions
One problem is that businessmen have little patience
and will cancel at the drop of a hat. It
often looks that I am nearby but actually I am not positioned correctly or am
dropping off a previous rider. The app
lets me accept a ride within 2 minutes of my present rider’s destination, which
is not necessarily within 2 minutes of the next rider.
Interesting phenomena:
When I receive 2 or more requests simultaneously what do you do? Hit the accept button and go where the GPS
tells you.
Multiple destinations for pick up is another serious
problem. I received a request for pickup
at the Fairmount Hotel, the app changed
it to 5 th Ave before picking up the rider on Wood St.
I had 4 cancellations and refused 4 requests. I don’t accept any rides over 8 minutes.
March 22, 2016
I accepted a request for 12 minutes to test my theory
of not accepting requests over 8 minutes.
The app immediately upped it to 15 minutes. When I picked up the rider, I was told to go
to a school 10 minutes away. It then
took me 15 minutes to return home for a total time of 42 minutes for a fare of
$4.20.
Hang the acceptance rate.
I don’t recommend driving full time. It is physically and emotionally draining.
It is best to drive only when there is surge pricing,
which means you cannot drive whenever it is convenient for you. I will drive from 8AM to sunset during surge
pricing only, for a total of 2 to 3 hours at most.
You have to generate at least $15/Hour in
Pittsburgh. Watch your mileage and
record it every day for tax purposes