10 Uber Horror Stories You Wish Weren’t Real

Thanks to the subreddit, we’re now able to highlight some of the many horrible encounters that uber passengers have experienced. All users remain anonymous for safety reasons.

“Uber driver was visibly drunk. Not blackout drunk, but it was obvious he was having a hard time staying in his lane. He kept veering over the yellow line, then would jerk the wheel the other way, nearly running us off the road a few times. He also had an open can of Bud Light in his cupholder. I had him drop me off a few blocks from my actual destination because I didn’t wanna die that night, rated him 1 star, and reported him. Not sure if anything came from it.”

“He hit a cyclist who was taking home a pizza slice, didn’t help him up, didn’t buy him a new pizza slice. He also ran a bunch of red lights. And asked for five stars at the end.”

“Asked me if I liked cocaine within the first few minutes, then proceeded to tell me about how much he loved it, including a story about when he’d once done crack and tried to throw himself out of a window because he felt so depressed afterward. Then tried to take my number.”

“Said “get in, bitch” as I was walking up to the car. Then when I got in the back he started mouthing off to the guy beside him at a red light. Told him he’s fucked and gave him 1 star.”

“Rode in the front due to the number of passengers. She shifted into P every time we were stopped at a light. Then proceeded to tell us about her abusive exes and about how now she carries a loaded handgun in her purse, which was by my feet. Because if she ever runs into that last ex, she’s gonna shoot him.”

“The guy fell asleep at the wheel and rear-ended a car in front of us, then tried to flee, then left me at the side of the freeway. In the end I got a 500 dollar credit from Uber.”

“The driver didn’t want to wait in traffic so he drove up onto the sidewalk. We all screamed at him to get back on the road as he continued to drive down the sidewalk while pedestrians ran out of the way. He told us that it wasn’t a sidewalk, it was an “Uber lane.” It was a miracle he didn’t actually run anyone over.”

“Kept talking me non-stop and was asking me sexual questions and kept trying to show me music videos on his phone while driving and drove me to the wrong location and ended up charging me more. Immediately gave him a 1 star.”

“She was simultaneously driving for Lyft and picked up another passenger completely out of our way. Then proceeded to brag about how she picked up some high school kids earlier and they had their destination set to the liquor store where she bought them liquor.”

“This Uber driver was extremely curious about my life. He asked me if I was partying or drunk. He asked me if I lived by myself and new in town and he started talking about how he liked Indian women… it was very uncomfortable… that night I slept with a hammer under my pillow. It was so scary.”