QUOTE(pigduck @ May 8 2016, 01:13 AM)
1. By people if you mean me, I do not have a major problem with the rides except it would be nicer if they were a vios at the least - what's wrong with having desires? What's wrong for asking for the system to improve? Why should I accept it and have people try to maximise and optimise rides? Which by the way, if it's 'rideshare', the drivers shouldn't look at the $$ either. And based on this thread we have a lot of those - let's not forget again for these people who do it as a full time career, it is not a 'rideshare' service anymore - which is why i do not believe in price wars
2. Short rides are OK with Axis, Saga but not longer distances
3. Good for you that you want to prove you are a generous rider
4. My contention again is that taxi drivers and 'rideshare' services are no different - let's not assume otherwise - it's a professional service where money is exchanged - where business is run - where some standards are required (like ratings - do you rate your 'friends' if they drive you?) and if we are expecting taxis to be providing better service and standards, then why are we not expecting the same from 'ride share' services? Like they can get away with it? Why? 'Cos it's not legal? 'Cos it's not structured and it's casual?
5. Way too many people are finding business opportunities in this 'ride share' ecosystem - car rental services, insurance services, drivers - that I expect some level of cleanliness, hygiene, decency and respect for people who entrust their lives to you to get them from place to place
6. Personally, I disagree that riders should treat drivers disrespectfully - just like I don't think riders should treat taxi drivers disrespectfully even though we do - and why this double standard? Why taxi drivers are scums and 'ride share' drivers not? Again, my point is, that Malaysians will be Malaysians. Regardless. There are bad 'ride share' drivers just like there are bad 'taxi drivers'
7. Don't take me out of context.
1- Nothing wrong with having desires. But u should be realistic about it. Expecting 80% of your ride consist of at least a Japanese car in the uberx catogery is you being picky period. If Malaysia abolished all those shitty AP, taxes etc on foreign cars, I believe most driver will opt of a Japanese car, but for now th most economical car is the Malaysian ones.
2- Then you should be using uber black.
3- I'm a frequent rider for uber and I'm able to maintain a 5.0 rating over the course of 9 months with an average ride of 30 rides per week. However I'm not an easy rider but I do prove to be a polite and friendly rider.
4- This is where I agree with you. The standards of ride sharing and taxi shouldn't be any different. Look at my previous post in here where I'm complaining about the service of uber in these thread. These days uber is shit.....period. The new drivers are getting greedier and more calculative. I've stop using uber since April and switching to grab when they introduce with CC payment.
5- Yes all you mention is the basic requirements of providing any service. Which is why I'm saying the rating system is in a mess. I'm giving 5 star for drivers that meet the basic requirement but what do I give a driver that provide extra service of perk?
6- There are however more bad taxi driver compare to ridesharing.