Hi everyone.
So in today's video you can tell by the title,
I'm gonna be talking about my worst Uber experiences ever.
So, every time we are in a group of friends
and I tell one of my famous Uber stories,
they're always like, "How have you not made a video about this?"
Yesterday, which was my birthday,
I took an Uber to dinner to meet Adam
and again, one of those crazy Uber rides
and I was telling Adam about it and he was like, "Okay, you really need to make this video now."
So, here it is.
So I don't know if this is a TAG but I would love to know
that I'm not the only person that has crazy Uber stories.
So to help me not feel as bad about my stories,
if you or anyone you know, does have a crazy Uber stories,
do share them and share them with the hashtag 'Worst Uber Experience'.
All right. So I am gonna start off by saying that
four maybe the last five years,
I've probably taken at least two Ubers a day.
So I know that I do take a lot of Ubers.
So I do know that my odds of having a crazier experience,
probably are pretty up there
but with that being said, let's just get into the first story,
which is the one that happened yesterday.
So, I get into the car and it smells terrible.
That is one thing that I've heard a lot of people complain about
but I feel like, 9 out of 10 Ubers smell.
I don't know why, I don't even understand
how someone's car can get to smelling like that
but it did, it literally smelled like there was,
maybe a body decomposing in the trunk behind me.
So, this guy greeted me, he was, you know, nice off the bat.
About two minutes into the trip, he was like, "Oh, can I take this call?"
and I was like, "Absolutely, it's fine."
and he was like, "When do you want it, when do you want me to drop it off?"
and it totally sounded like a drug deal
but of course, that I don't know, what,
you know, the other side of the conversation was.
So at that point, I was still like, "Whatever, doesn't matter. Just get me to my destination."
So, he was very fidgety the entire time
and every time we'd get to a red light,
he would like bend over and like do something in the front seat
and I'm like, "What is he trying to reach, what is he trying to do?"
So it made me a little bit uneasy but again his driving was fine
and we were kind of almost there at this point
and then we hit traffic and it was just like stoplight after stoplight
and every time we got to a stoplight, he would like take off his seat belt
and like do something, like move around, like really fidgety
and then put his seat belt on and then we'd take off when the light was green.
And this went on for maybe about seven or eight lights.
So then at the next light, he pulls out a tissue
and he starts wiping his windshield from the inside and his windshield looked fine
but he insisted on like scrubbing the shit out of this windshield
and I was like, "What is he doing?"
But once again, you know, like just let him do his thing and he kept doing that.
Then at the next light, he started doing his, like side, like the window that like goes down
and I was like, "Okay, that's weird",
because again, I don't see anything wrong or dirty on your windshield so,
but he kept doing that so.
Then the at the, at the next red light, he's like reaching over,
trying to reach the other window
and I'm like, "Is he just like OCD about his windows?"
'cause it's like, windows were fine,
like maybe worry about the stench in your car.
Then we're almost there, we're like literally two minutes away
and maybe this last light till we reach my destination
and we come to a full stop and he grabs like three or four tissues
and hands them back to me.
I'm in the backseat obviously and I'm just like, "What is this for?"
and he was like, "Do you mind why-- wiping the two back windows for me?"
and I was just like, "No!"
I mean, I just like said that right away and I was like...
And then he was like, "Oh, okay".
And he just like took the tissue back and I was just like,
"What the hell, it was so weird."
And again, it wasn't like scary or weird but it was, it was just strange.
So then we finally get to my destination
and I'm like, "Thank God, I'm here"
and I was like about to open my door,
I was like "Thank you so much."
and he was like "I am so sorry, if I weirded you out by that call."
And I was like,
"Right now that's not what I was thinking about but if that's what you're sorry about,
then that's probably is what I was thinking."
So...
Yeah that was, and then that's like probably the least worst story that I have.
This one is just like the most recent one and I thought it was really strange,
so I thought that's what I would start with.
All right. Story number two.
This happened about maybe two years ago
and this was on a drive from the airport.
So I had just arrived back in San Francisco and taking an Uber home
and then I was supposed to be at the salon in like an hour after that,
so kind of in a hurry but I would never tell an Uber driver to hurry
because I feel like it's not their fault and I definitely don't want them to drive crazy
because I'm running late.
So, I get in the car and again he was like nice.
He helped me with my luggage and once we got on the freeway,
he asked, "Which route I wanted to take?"
and I was like, "I normally don't take the freeway from the airport at this time,
so I don't know."
And he suggested one freeway would have a lot less traffic
because this was about traffic time and I was like, "Cool, that's great!"
So, we get on this freeway and he was like zipping in and out of every lane
and I could tell he was in a hurry.
And then we finally get on the bridge
and I was on my phone like trying to figure out,
if I was like gonna be on time or if I was gonna be late for the salon,
so I was like trying to contact everyone and make sure that I was going to make this
and I look up and there was like a car literally felt like four feet away
and we were going like 70 miles an hour,
way faster than the speed limit
and all I could do was like hold on to the seat
and of course, we crashed.
And then my biggest fear was like, "Oh, my gosh!"
because we were like the eighth car.
It ended up being like a nine car pile-up
and the first thing I'd do was like look back
to see if someone's gonna hit us.
Which, when I told my chiropractor that he was like,
"That was like the worst thing you could have done.
The best thing you can do is just to relax", but thankfully no one hit us from behind.
So of course, I'm in complete shock.
It was a huge impact, the car was completely totaled
like he couldn't even turn it back on.
And the first thing he says was,
"It's not my fault and it's not my fault."
and I was like,
"How about, are you okay?"
'cause I mean he had like hit his like chest on the steering,
well, I mean it was, it was a bad impact.
I was like, just I couldn't even speak, my chest was hurting so bad
and I've heard of people saying
that they were like sore from an accident, I had never experienced that
but the, I guess, like the force of like the seatbelt,
it was like instant chest pain and I couldn't tell if it was like anxiety pain
or it almost felt like something was broken.
But I could breathe and I was like, "Okay, I'm alive, I'm okay"
and I asked him if he was okay
and he just said, "It's not my fault, it's not my fault!"
and I was just like, "Okay, like who's like accusing you right now?"
And so, then he reaches in his glove compartment,
like gets out all these papers,
gets on the phone and is like calling his insurance company
and asking if he can pay really quick
because he's like three weeks overdue
and I'm like, "Oh great, so I'm in a car
that was just in an accident with like no insurance, this is great
and with a complete stranger that didn't even ask,
if I was okay."
So, maybe five minutes later police comes and paramedics.
They have to check to see, if every car, if everybody in all of those cars is okay.
Luckily, no one got too hurt.
So the paramedics came to us and saw that we were okay.
He's like still on the phone, like on hold, trying to pay his bill.
And he was just like, "Sorry",
like, "this is my friend's car. I'm, I'm just talking to my friend."
and so they were like, "Okay".
And then the police comes and asks for license and registration
and he's like scrambling
and then he-- And then the cop asks me to get out of the car
and I just told them, I was like, "I'm in an Uber. I don't know this guy.
He's like trying to pay for his insurance right now.
I just, I'm like late for work.
I just got off of a flight, like I just want to go home
but mind you, I'm on the Bay Bridge like literally in the middle
where it connects to Treasure Island."
For any of you that are from the Bay Area, you know, what I'm talking about.
The bridge is suspended over the bay
but then it's, it's kind of on Treasure Island
and it was that exit to Treasure Island
that the first car hit and that's what caused the pile-up, so,
so because all the cars were totaled
and no car was able to be turned on and drive off.
We ended up needing eight tow trucks to come and pick up one car at a time.
So, I was probably there for maybe, about an hour and a half.
Tow truck finally comes and I'm thinking,
"Okay, finally like tow truck is going to take the car and it's going to take me home."
Yeah, no.
The tow truck takes you to the nearest exit,
which is basically what we had just hit.
So, they just took us off the exit and then, I'm like now on Treasure Island.
And the cop was like,
"Yeah, so you need to call another Uber
or if you can call someone to come pick you up."
And now, because of the traffic that this had caused,
I mean, even if I called someone to come pick me up,
how would they get to me? So,
so I was like, "Okay, this is awesome".
So I have to call another Uber.
Like this was fabulous. I just got in an accident in an Uber
and I have to get in a car with another stranger in order to get home.
So, the story gets worse.
I, of course, have to call an Uber because the cops are like,
"I can't leave you here until I see you in an Uber on your way."
And so I called an Uber. The Uber was finally there.
I get in the car and instead of getting on the bridge in the correct direction,
avoiding the traffic that we had just caused,
gets in, in the opposite direction.
So, going back towards the airport.
Then, we had to make a u-turn,
get back on the bridge from that traffic,
sit in traffic for that and then finally get home.
When I got home, I realized that the first Uber
because of the impact and because everyone was, kind of out of it,
he never actually ended the trip,
so my trip is still going.
So I ended up getting billed for like a $250 ride.
So needless to say, I ended up having to cancel my entire day
and I was sad, I was angry, I was, a million emotions in one day.
At least it makes for a somewhat good story
but that was story number two.
All right. Story number three.
This time I was going from home to the salon.
So this car picks me up, all blacked-out windows,
which I guess is okay.
So, I get in and it reeked of weed.
Now I'm, in California it is legal and I'm all for it and nothing against it.
But you shouldn't be smoking while driving
nor while you're like working or servicing someone.
So, he was full-on, just smoking in his car, all windows up.
So basically hotboxing the entire car.
And then he like reaches to the back and he's like, "Hey, you want some?"
I was just like, "No, I'm good. Thank you."
And I was like, "Should I get out? Am I gonna like get to work really high?"
I mean, this is not great.
So I just told him, I had an emergency.
I asked if he could pull over
and he was like, "Yeah, yeah, like at the next light."
So, we ended up going two more lights
and then I was basically at my destination almost, anyway.
So, and in situations like that, like I feel like once you're out of it,
in hindsight you're like, "Why didn't I do this?",
like, "Why didn't I get out, why did I even get in the car,
when I got in and noticed it smelled like that?"
But it's so weird because I feel like as things are going,
it just, it's like I just need to get in the--
I just need to get to where I'm going and it's so strange
because sometimes I feel like, especially now, telling these stories, it's like,
"Why did you get in this car?"
But yeah, that is the end of story number three.
And for my last story, story number four.
This, I, this ride, I was actually going from work, home
and it was like the end of a long day
and this is normally when I'm, just when I get in the car and just want to get home
and you know, not too much chit-chatting
but he was a very talkative driver and he asked me, "How my day was?"
and like, like, "Where I was coming from?" and I said, "From work".
He's like, "What do you do?"
and then of course, like the lame, like "Oh like, what would you do with my hair?
or should you, "You should cut my hair."
and I was like, "Well I do, mainly color and I don't really do men's hair, I don't do short hair."
And he, he was like, "Oh, like I'm new in the area, like where should I go?"
and I was like, "I don't know. I don't go out much. I'm sorry".
And yeah it was just like a million questions in this like five-minute ride
and so, I finally like get too close to my destination.
I was like, "Oh, here's fine. This is actually great. I can get off here."
And he actually passes where I had pinned my destination,
keeps driving like almost a full block away now, from
and I was like, "Oh my God, is he not stopping?"
And that's like when I tried to get phone out,
holy shit, like let people know that I'm in an Uber in case something happens
and he's just like keeps driving
and I was like, "Did he not hear me?"
So, I say it really nicely again and I was like,
"Oh, my stop was actually back there but I'm fine getting off right here."
And he was like, "No, I'm gonna go around the block."
and I was like, "It's totally okay. I can just get off here."
And he insisted on going around the block again,
which is wrong because again, I'm paying for more time and whatever and distance
and so he finally like gets to my destination once again,
after going around the block another time
and we get there and I'm like trying to open the door
and the door is locked, of course,
and he was like, "Well, I hope you have a really great day."
and I was like, "Thank you. Please open the door, this is super grippy."
And he turns around and he like puts his hand on my knee
and I was like, "Open the fucking door."
And so he unlocked the door and he was like, "Have a great day."
And I was like, does this happen to other girls
because this is not okay and I, I feel bad for people that like do rely on Uber.
I know I do, even if I take public transportation,
even if I take the the BART into work.
The issue is, guys I'm still most likely everyday, like need to take an Uber
and this is not okay.
And I also do feel that if other people have a similar story or situation,
you should definitely, always let Uber know,
I feel like for situations like this, I have always let Uber know.
I don't think that they are very helpful or that they take these things very seriously
but I really think they should.
But I think more than anything,
I think what I want this video to, to be is,
to really just create a little bit more awareness for either people
that don't take Uber as often or that do.
I'm just hoping that by creating a little bit more awareness around these weird issues with Uber
that hopefully one day it's a little bit more regulated.
Maybe one can only hope.
But I would love to hear your stories.
Either leave them down below.
If you share them on Instagram or on YouTube,
again don't forget to hashtag them 'Worst Uber Experience'
so that I can see them.
And I thought about, like I'm sure there's a lot of really positive stories
and I would love to hear those obviously, even more than the negative ones
but I feel like it's probably like the negative ones
that need a little bit of attention right now.
So that's why if this isn't in a TAG yet, I'm starting it.
So, definitely don't forget to share yours, if you have anything to contribute.
So anyway, thank you guys so much for watching.
I love you and I'll see in the next one.
Bye.