For every Uber horror story you ’ve share , you could rest assured that drivers have plenty of their own . In an effort to encourage good behavior among passengers , the ride - sharing table service recently released a leaning of actions that could potentially get users banned , VentureBeat report .

Theupdated biotic community guidelinesdon’t moderate any major surprise : They ’re mostly common sensory faculty rules that anyone who ’s ever acquit themselves in public will hopefully be intimate with . The list of behaviour to nullify includes shouting , swearing , cast , transmit small-arm , forget trash in the railcar , allowing youngster to ride unaccompanied , and butterfly with drivers or familiar passengers . Uber make that last part vitreous silica clear for those who did n’t catch on the first clip : “ As a reminder , Uber has a no sexual activity rule . That ’s no sexual conduct between drivers and rider , no matter what . ”

They also remind rider that local natural law still apply once they ’ve climbed into the backseat . This covers obvious encroachment , like verbal and physical molestation , but also less serious misdemeanors like riding without a seatbelt or asking drivers to exceed the speed terminus ad quem .

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If most of these rules vocalise obvious to you , you might be more concerned with receive less - than - stellar ratings than recede your horseback riding privileges all together . Ubershared a few tipsto help boost your military rank as well . A self-aggrandizing one is punctuality : Meeting your driver where and when they ’re await you is ideal , but if you screw you ’re die to be late it help to dash them a call or text updating them with your E.T.A. Above all , Uber require that you treat the people you share your drive with with respect . They write : “ People who use Uber come from all walks of living . Please respect those differences in your conversations and behaviour . We need drivers and rider to always feel welcome . ”

To discover out if your beneficial ( or unsound ) passenger behavior is reflected in your rating , you canfollow these stepsto see how Uber drivers have scored you .

[ h / tVentureBeat ]

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