With plenty of people celebrating the Fourth of July next week, there will be many drivers on the road, including drunk ones, unfortunately. If you’re planning on drinking and don’t think you’ll have a designated driver available to help you get safely home, consider a ridesharing app such as Uber or Lyft so that you arrive home without risking a DUI or something worse.
If you are planning on ridesharing, there are certain rules of etiquette you should follow to make the trip more pleasant for you as well as the Uber or Lyft driver. For starters, don’t call for the ride until you’re ready. Making the driver wait is rude, and if you’re living in an area that may be hard to find, have the courtesy to text them.
Most, if not all Uber and Lyft drivers use their own vehicles to drive passengers around. Be courteous and clean up after yourself. If you eat something, don’t leave crumbs or a bottle behind. If you feel the driver did a good job or was especially courteous, Uber recently began rolling out tipping. Either consider leaving a tip or at the very least give the driver a good star rating for helping you get safely home.
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