A little bit of everything
I always ask experienced rideshare riders if they have any favorite rider stories to share. I listen to wonderful stories about other drivers from people in the backseat of my car. I also augment other driver stories by introducing myself to other drivers and inquiring about how they got into the gig economy as a driver, how long they’ve been driving, and if they have any stories to share.
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About 10 minutes into the ride I heard the distinctive clicking and loading of magazines into handguns. My first instinct was to second-guess myself about what I was hearing from the backseat. Mumbling, loading weapons, and the sound of my heart beating faster.
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Bob Reilly has seen and heard it all as a driver for Uber and Lyft. The 69-year-old Maryland driver has taken stories from his own rides to create a concoction of true-life experiences in his new book “RIDESHARE by Robert: Every Ride’s a Short Story.”
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