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I HATE FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS

21K views 231 replies 111 participants last post by  losiglow 
#1 ·
This annoys me more than anything.

Nothing gets me enraged more than when a passenger insists on sitting in the front seat.
I've even had a passenger pick up my books, and place them in my lap so he could sit in the front seat.

One time I was keeping my books there so that the passenger wouldn't get in the front seat, and he got in the back and complained the whole time that I was an LA driver, and out there in the inland empire they like to sit in the front seat.

One guy told me he likes to sit in the front seat because he likes to feel like he's friends with the driver.

The front seat is my personal space, and you are not my friend, so get in the backseat and pay me your two dollars. If you were my friend, you'd be paying me more.

Front seat passengers are the worst of the worst, get out of my personal space!!!!
 
#2 ·
I'm not a big fan of front seat pax, unless it's someone I know. But if they insist on it, I'll allow it. I understand the annoyance, because I too don't like having to move my personal things from the front seat.

One trick I learned though, on occasion if you you're going to get someone you can't stand, put as much stuff on the front seat as you can, and that will discourage them from wanting to sit there.
 
#4 ·
One trick I learned though, on occasion if you you're going to get someone you can't stand, put as much stuff on the front seat as you can, and that will discourage them from wanting to sit there.
How do you know before they get in the car if you can't stand them? The only time I know if a passenger is going to be unpleasant in advance is if they are rude on the phone. If the pax is rude over the phone I cancel on them.
 
#70 ·
Personally I prefer passengers to sit in the front seat. I can see more easily what they are doing and gauge their intentions better. And if they carry on a conversation it makes it easier.

My least favorite place for a single passenger to sit is in the seat directly behind me.
I always tell'em to slide to the right so I can back up my seat
 
#7 ·
I understand where your coming from. I prefer people to sit in the back but I don't mad about it. I accept it and move on because I have better things to focus my anger and frustration on than a pax sitting in the front seat.

For instance, why the heck doesn't Uber allow tipping through the app?! That's what burns my beans. It's a freaking option, it's not like the pax feels the obligation once they leave the vehicle.
 
#8 · (Edited)
This annoys me more than anything.

Nothing gets me enraged more than when a passenger insists on sitting in the front seat.
I've even had a passenger pick up my books, and place them in my lap so he could sit in the front seat.

One time I was keeping my books there so that the passenger wouldn't get in the front seat, and he got in the back and complained the whole time that I was an LA driver, and out there in the inland empire they like to sit in the front seat.

One guy told me he likes to sit in the front seat because he likes to feel like he's friends with the driver.

The front seat is my personal space, and you are not my friend, so get in the backseat and pay me your two dollars. If you were my friend, you'd be paying me more.

Front seat passengers are the worst of the worst, get out of my personal space!!!!
Front or back, if they don't tip I hate em equally.Therefore I hate most of my passengers regardless of where they sit.
 
#11 ·
This annoys me more than anything.

Nothing gets me enraged more than when a passenger insists on sitting in the front seat.
I've even had a passenger pick up my books, and place them in my lap so he could sit in the front seat.

One time I was keeping my books there so that the passenger wouldn't get in the front seat, and he got in the back and complained the whole time that I was an LA driver, and out there in the inland empire they like to sit in the front seat.

One guy told me he likes to sit in the front seat because he likes to feel like he's friends with the driver.

The front seat is my personal space, and you are not my friend, so get in the backseat and pay me your two dollars. If you were my friend, you'd be paying me more.

Front seat passengers are the worst of the worst, get out of my personal space!!!!
Some people get motion sickness in the back seat - so, you want them to get in the front seat! :) I don't care if they sit in the front or the back, but, I don't want them to throw up.
 
#17 ·
Make up a little sign that you stick on your passenger window: "No passengers in the front seat, please" or somesuch. Something visible that when someone approaches that door, they see it.

That said, when you get four passengers, you're gonna have to deal with it.

If you're inclined to get "enraged" over such a thing, though, I would recommend rethinking your source of income.
 
#35 ·
This annoys me more than anything.

Nothing gets me enraged more than when a passenger insists on sitting in the front seat.
I've even had a passenger pick up my books, and place them in my lap so he could sit in the front seat.

One time I was keeping my books there so that the passenger wouldn't get in the front seat, and he got in the back and complained the whole time that I was an LA driver, and out there in the inland empire they like to sit in the front seat.

One guy told me he likes to sit in the front seat because he likes to feel like he's friends with the driver.

The front seat is my personal space, and you are not my friend, so get in the backseat and pay me your two dollars. If you were my friend, you'd be paying me more.

Front seat passengers are the worst of the worst, get out of my personal space!!!!
You complain too much about little things. When I did my first Uber ride I was in front seat. I didn't know better, just thought I'm getting a ride.
 
#42 ·
I feel more intimidated getting in the front seat when it's a young female driver mostly cause of rejection. I would usually get in the front only if the driver looks approachable. Male and female.

As the driver, I totally don't mind if pax sits in the front. I only worry that they may talk and spit all over the center console though, which in that case, I'll rate them low.
 
#48 ·
As a pax when I first took Lyft I was told to fist bump the driver and sit in the front seat, and with Uber to sit in the back.

Now both have obviously changed over time, and more pax on both sit in the back seat -- and no fist bump (which is perfectly fine, I never did the fist bump thing either). I usually sit in the back myself but actually prefer single pax that sit in the front. Usually they'll make the ride go by faster with small talk.

But it's a slight preference for me, in the end, its whatever the pax wants. I do hate when a SINGLE pax decides to sit right behind me rather than in the passenger seat or the other back seat. That's just annoying in terms of leg room. I am guessing it means the pax wants to talk less, but usually its pretty straight forward after a couple minutes of straight talk to judge how much chatter a pax wants.
 
#198 ·
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No harm in venting your frustrations.

But this is ridesharing, not a taxicab with a plexiglass divider. I am not intimated, uncomfortable, or aggravated by a front seat passenger. It comes with the job description.

....Now try reaching for my radio or thermostat without permission and you'll have a problem.
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