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What Happened When The Rideshare Lawyer Drove For Uber?

For people who aren’t drivers, rideshare driving seems easy and seamless. As drivers, we know the real story behind picking up passengers, getting through traffic efficiently, and making our cars smell good after the last passenger’s fast food smelled it up. It’s nice to have someone in your corner who knows what you’re experiencing as a driver, and today we have a guest post from Bryant Greening of LegalRideshare, the only law firm in the US dedicated to Uber and Lyft accident and injury claims – and fellow driver.  

SMACK! My head almost hit the ceiling when the bellboy slapped the trunk of my SUV. “Uber’s can’t wait here,” the man shouted, as he waved me off the hotel property. Shamed and shaken, I drove away, still waiting for my first fare.

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As I turned out of the hotel roundabout, I thought of the client who first challenged me to drive. How can you represent a group of people when you’ve never walked a mile in their shoes, he asked. I hadn’t driven more than 500 feet and I already had a better understanding of the job.

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Save $20 Now So Future You Won’t Die Driving for Uber

In the majority of cases, you aren’t going to get rich driving for Uber. However, there are ways to plan for your financial future so that you’re not dependent on Uber when you’re 65. Senior RSG contributor Christian Perea covers what younger rideshare drivers can do right now to prepare themselves financially – and all it starts with is $20 a week.

I recently took a ride as a passenger with a driver who was 75 years old. He told me he’d had several heart attacks and back surgeries and was living off a combination of his Social Security and Uber income. Without a steady Uber income, this man wouldn’t be able to pay for his daily expenses, putting him in a tough position.

Unfortunately, he’s not the only one I’ve met with this type of story; there are a lot of 65+ year old drivers supplementing their retirement income with rideshare earnings. And according to our 2018 Rideshare Survey, nearly 35% of drivers are over the age of 61.

In the majority of cases, you aren’t going to get rich driving for Uber. However, there are ways to plan for your financial future so that you’re not dependent on Uber when you’re 65. Senior RSG contributor Christian Perea covers what younger rideshare drivers can do right now to prepare themselves financially - and all it starts with is $20 a week.

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Calculating How Much Uber Takes from Drivers

Have you ever wondered how much Uber makes from drivers? It’s difficult to know exactly how much Uber makes in profit vs. drivers’ profits, but senior RSG contributor Will Preston tackles this challenging question and shares his analysis below.

I made a little over $200 driving 400 miles last weekend in about 12 hours of driving. But the question I wanted to answer is how much did I actually make – and how much did Uber make – after we take all expenses into consideration.

How much Uber makes from you will depend on when and where you drive, and how much you make in tips will also factor in to your calculations. For the purposes of this article, I’ll break down some key concepts to understand before getting into the spreadsheet I created to determine how much money Uber makes off of my driving. I’ve included a copy of the spreadsheet for you to run your numbers as well – let us know what you come up with in the comments.

Have you ever wondered how much Uber makes from drivers? It’s difficult to know exactly how much Uber makes in profit vs. drivers’ profits, but senior RSG contributor Will Preston tackles this challenging question and shares his analysis below.

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Seam: A Safety App To Protect Drivers

Today we have a sponsored guest post from Seam Technic, which is a safety app that helps you stay safe by recording your vehicle interior and sharing your location with loved ones while you drive. Not everyone can afford a dash cam so this is a great alternative – it’s free to download and use, but you can upgrade to a premium version that allows you to store your recordings (30-days) and download copies for your records.

Ever have a passenger threaten to “get you fired” from Uber because you wouldn’t give them and their 8 drunk friends a ride in your 4-seat car?

How about a passenger who tells Uber or Lyft they didn’t throw up in your car?

More unsettling stories, such as an Australian Uber driver assaulted by a passenger for refusing to make a stop at McDonald’s or earlier this year in Texas where an Uber driver was robbed at gunpoint, have set drivers’ radar on high. And we’ve all seen the infamous dash cam footage of the Taco Bell employee assaulting an Uber driver unprovoked.

Today we have a sponsored guest post from Seam Technic, which is a safety app that helps you stay safe by recording your vehicle interior and sharing your location with loved ones while you drive. Not everyone can afford a dash cam so this is a great alternative - it’s free to download and use, but you can upgrade to a premium version that allows you to store your recordings (30-days) and download copies for your records.

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Battle of the Dash Cams: VanTrue N2 Pro vs Falcon Zero F360

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If you’ve been driving for any period of time, you know how important it is to have a dash camera. But how do you know which one to choose without testing it out? Senior RSG contributor Will Preston tests out two of the heavyweights and shares his results below.

Can the VanTrue N2 Pro unseat the Falcon Zero F360 as the best dash camera (dash cam) for rideshare drivers?  Like a lot of things, the answer is it depends on what you’re looking for. Here, I’ll explain the difference between the VanTrue N2 Pro and the Falcon Zero F360 and whether or not the VanTrue N2 Pro is really better than the Falcon Zero F360.

If you’ve been driving for any period of time, you know how important it is to have a dash camera. But how do you know which one to choose without testing it out? Senior RSG contributor Will Preston tests out two of the heavyweights and shares his results below.

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