Should Uber/Lyft Drivers Cherry Pick Or Accept All Trips?

Today Harry and Sergio debate on if it's better to cherry pick or accept everything that comes your way.

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[Therideshareguy]

What do you think? Who won this debate? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

[markbaylor]

It's not cherry picking when you refuse to drive 18 miles to pick someone up to take them 4 miles for $5

[MC-ymrd]

$2, $3, $4 trips not worth the time, then they make you wait the 5 minutes …

[jbeats]

Well, i dont turn my car on for less than $6, but i also only do Uber comfort only. I am just not into driving for free since i do this for a living and pay all the maintenance cost out of my pocket and i have no partner or anyone to lean on to drive for free cuz over time the loss appears up in your maintenance cost the more you drive for less .

I also found that in my area, when you pick up cheapo ($2, $3, $4) rides, you are picking up more dangerous, inconsiderate people who never tip and tare up your car on purpose. I can't contribute my time and car for that, so cherry pick for life!

[billturner]

I cherry pick. Will not take a trip less than $7 or multi stop trips.

[Infoismylife]

I have a question here.
Harry, he represents Uber/lyft. I don't trust him after interviewing Dara.

[obiziii]

All i do is accept Uber rides that are $ amount/miles per trip. Ex..$ 9 ride going 5 miles. I accept. $/mph... If i see a request for a $4 ride going 7 miles I decline.
But being online at the right times is the most important piece of the puzzle. You have to know your areas when they be poppin'

[liquidloveu]

CHERRY PICK BECAUSE, THESE LOW TRIPS WHEN GAS IS MORE COSTLY THEN THE ACTUAL TRIP IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!

[wespaul]

I will provide you with details Harry. Driving rideshare is not feasible at the rates we are receiving. The 65-35 split on the gross payment is not worth it for the driver.

[munhozsantorely]

Numbers don't lie it doesn't matter if you take it all or cherry picking is no worthy anymore driving for Uber
This MIT student breaks down for me

[ArchThaBoss]

Base driver pay should be $6 point blank period just for the convenience of having access to a ride. Idc if a person is going from one end of Walmart to the next. Rideshare is a convenience and it’s not cheap for the operator of the vehicle. Base pay of $6

[raphaeligbineweka]

Uber/Lyft should tell us what we are...
Are we INDEPENDENT (that have choice) or STAFF (that have no choice)
Because if I am an independent contractor, then I have the right to pick what I want.
And UberEat is a LEGALIZED SLAVERY... Imagine doing a 18 mile food delivery for $4, and sadly the customer did not even tip.

[trooperstravels]

It is not cherry picking its making good business decisions, we as drivers should never use that term. Uber and Lyft call it that so it sounds like we are doing something wrong. We are independent contractors running our own businesses. No small business survives without making good decisions that result in profits.

[darkideas]

Something is happening in the bayarea California.

Once a driver approaches 200$, rides suddenly out of the blue, and the rides appear on the app, slows way down.

I ask around in San jose and San Francisco Airport drivers. They notice the same thing.

I'm still able to eek out 250$ in 7 hours. But being slowed down when I approach 200$

[BDELaJolla]

Repeating the same behavior over and over expecting a different result. Insane by definition.

[peterjung]

All drivers just needs to take a week off at the same time. Except for the ones who are receiving kick backs from rideshare companies, because they need to make videos for rideshare companies.

[precious]

I live in Baltimore City if you don't cherry pick your rides you will find yourself getting killed carjacked you have to be aware of your surroundings every place ain't safe and every place is not profitable to go in our downtown is in such shambles that you can't successfully pick up people and drop them off in a reasonable amount of time you will not make money and I will not drive further for less also there has been a glitch that cancels rides while in process add cherry pick every single ride

[BDELaJolla]

Cherry picking doesn’t control earnings, the algorithm does.

[pbsacct]

As a new Lyft driver, I did the rides they gave me and ended up an hour and a half away from home and got a $3 bonus since it was during the bonus hour. Now I know to set the distance so they won't give me rides like that anymore

[VictorChavarri]

Is this channel sponsored by Uber and lyft?