“I told them that’s illegal and kicked them out. After 50 yards I noticed the girls in the back seat were holding plastic cups with alcohol!” one driver posted on, a popular online forum, in late April. “A male and two females entered my car and I started the ride.
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It’s the sharing economy’s version of water cooler talk, with drivers trading stories about their most nightmarish trips. Some drivers go further, sharing their videos on YouTube, Facebook, or in other online chat forums. They also use these recordings to ensure they get paid properly if something changes mid-trip, like a rider requesting an extra stop. Drivers rely on dash-cam footage to guard against bad reviews or false accusations from passengers, which can get them kicked off platforms like Uber and Lyft. But dash cams have become a popular accessory in the ride-hailing business, where drivers work as independent contractors and have come to expect little if any support from the companies. Most Uber riders probably don’t expect to find themselves starring in widely distributed video clips. One of those videos, “ I Drive For Uber- Here Are Some of My Crazy Adventures,” has nearly 1 million views. There was the driver who filmed a woman on her phone before a near head-on collision in Pittsburgh the driver whose dash cam rolled as a passenger screamed hysterically and threatened to falsely accuse him of rape from the back seat in New York City and the driver who got into a heated argument with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick over reductions in fares. Other drivers post compilations of their encounters on YouTube. Over the last few years several other dash-cam recordings by Uber drivers have blown up online. “You piece of shit!” he yells, grabbing Caban’s hair and slamming his face toward the steering wheel. In the video, Caban pulls over and tells Golden, “I’m kicking you out man you’re too drunk to give me directions.” After a brief protest, Golden opens his door as though to leave, then lunges forward and strikes Caban repeatedly on the side of the head. Late last year, Benjamin Golden, a former executive at Taco Bell, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for attacking an Uber driver. The incident took place at California’s Newport Beach in October 2015 and was captured in its entirety on driver Edward Caban’s dashboard camera.
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