Ontopic Where do you sit when you ride share (Uber, Lyft, Etc)

[Floptical]

I had an interesting conversation with some friends yesterday around when we take Uber, Lyft, etc. Do you hop in the front seat or the back seat. This is obviously stating that you're not riding with other friends. I myself vary depending on the driver and the type of vehicle.

 

[Domon]

Back.... Would never even consider the front

 

[Floptical]

Back.... Would never even consider the front

That's because you lack the social service pack

 

[Domon]

I have no interest in conversation

 

[Domon]

or eye contact

 

[Domon]

Or physical closeness

 

[Floptical]

So you're saying you won't ride a bike with me through the mountains? We can rotate being the biker bitch.

 

[Domon]

I will not.

 

[nukes]

If i ever take an Uber ride, I'll have really cool taxi stats prepared in advance and rattle them off incessantly until one of us kills the other, or I recruit it for a cab shift.
Or I convince it to kill itself.

 

[DJBrenton]

I never travel alone. My bodyguard always take the front and I sit in the back, James drives.

 

[adi]

Back seat, always, rolling in cab front seats is not cool, here.

 

[my little brony]

basically what domo said

why the hell would I get in the front seat? I wouldn't do that in a cab

If there was an "introvert" option so the driver knows not to speak to me I would have that as my default. The only reason I use uber meow is because they'll probably be the first company to switch to AVs.

 

[Applesauce]

Here, it's the common expectation that you should hop in front. Taxi or Uber.

In the US, the back is more the common notion for taxis. Unsure of Uber there because I wasn't living there when it became widely used/known.

 

[Jehannum]

What kind of cockwomble uses ride sharing?

 

[plot]

back is always acceptable, front might sometimes be? i feel like back is always the safe choice.

 

[MadDog]

weird...i always take the front seat, need the leg room

 

[helenabear]

Back, one guy even opened the back door for me. I'd only do the front if with multiple people. So same as a cab for me.

 

[august]

I sit in the back and hope they don't want to talk, because I won't be rude and not talk back, but I don't want to tell some strange dude (because I've only once ever had a lady driver) about my plans or where I'm from or too many details about myself. it's not an "I don't talk to the help" thing, because if it wasn't personal questions I wouldn't care, but I don't need some rando knowing where I'm staying or if I'm alone or how long I'm in town or whatever, and I'm already taking a risk getting in their car alone and trusting they'll take me where I say.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

Never used ride sharing. I don't like being somewhere and dependant on others for a way home.

 

[Valve1138]

Drivers lap.