You kept it professional... I think I would've slammed on the brakes when he leaned over to you and said "wear your seatbelt"

@nino__akl

Жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. My thoughts exactly. Since no reply after the first complaint, keep the emails going until you get a response. Awesome thing that you had it all on dashcam for evidence. I was cringing from watching it. Viewer discretion was definitely advised in this one.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@@nino__akl Yeah, I really should have sent them this video asap. I was so convinced that there was nothing they could've really done/would do, combined with how uncomfortable of an experience it was, I just wanted to put it behind me. That's not the right thing to do, but I hope it's understandable 😔

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@ZeroEnigma that would have been hilarious to do Too bad the only thing I was thinking about was how to do that in self-defense lol

Way inappropriate for that dude to speak to you that way. Makes me angry.

Oh. Jesus. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that, man. Some people just don't know how to shut up or take no for an answer. That conversation was beyond inappropriate. I was amazed how you were able to stay calm through the whole thing.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

It's like that meme, "once is funny, two times is fucking annoying!" Except this guy took it to 386 times 🤦🤮

I bet that drive seemed like an eternity, glad you made it out safely with a big sigh of relief.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't believe it was only 20 minutes! 😵‍💫 Thank you, I'm glad too!

OMG, my soul left my body. You should never have to deal with this type of disrespect

Oh man I’m so sorry you had to go through this :( I’m glad you’re safe and got him where me needed to go without any harm! You sure are very patient!

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 My level of patience is usually a benefit, but here it combined with my anxiety and made me more patient than I should have been, out of fear of conflict. Talk about eye-opening though! Men are garbage 👎

@ariannaprest7606

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist I mean, he is right with one thing though, you are very good looking and idk how you’re single 😊

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@@ariannaprest7606 Now don't you start creepin' 😉 But thank you! I'm just single because I haven't been trying 😅

@ariannaprest7606

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist hahaha, yeah that makes sense :)

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

​@@ariannaprest7606 if you want to start a channel called "dating advice for SaltySeattleDriver", I'm in 😂

im glad that you are okay! that was awful and stressful to see! be safe and take care! good vibes

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

I’m so sorry you experienced this, how terrifying. That’s why I could never be a rude share driver (especially as a woman) I’m glad you got out of that!

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Yeahh I don't know how women continue to get up and go out into the world every day with how men treat them. This sure was eye-opening to how that feels! Thankfully, out of well over 7000 rides that I've given, this was only one of a very small number of rides that ever made me feel uncomfortable and/or unsafe. But you sure do remember those bad ones! 😵‍💫

If that was me I would've flipped out, that's just so creepy, I would've been like let's rush this guy to his house as soon as possible and floor it out of there asap!! He's insane to think those questions are fine

@LimitedWard

11 ай бұрын

I think we'd all like to imagine that we'd speak out, but saying something in the moment is a lot harder in reality.

damn this was hard to watch incredible job on how you handled it man guys an total creep, I've had a similar experience myself and its honestly just disturbing glad everything's alright buddy could've gone a bad way

He was out of line. My impression is that he's a very desperate and lonely person who is terrible in social situations. He could not take the hint. Still no excuse. And that "what if I did touch you again?" Super creepy.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

11 күн бұрын

Yep that moment was one of the most terrifying things I've ever experienced 😵‍💫 he said he was married, too 🤔

I am so sorry that happened to you. You handled it like a pro. Next time, save your self. Its not worth it to drive like that. You could have easily dumped him off some place and the other account still would not have been jeopardized. Stay safe out there!

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree! That was certainly circulating through my head the whole time. When it comes to fight-or-flight moments, my brain takes the "freeze" response...thanks, massive anxiety and learned behaviors stemming from an overbearing childhood environment!

Ew. Some people use the gay card to be creeps. And some people take "no" as a challenge, almost like they think you're just playing hard to get. Women have done this to me a lot, fortunately not any guys. I completely understand why you felt the need to placate him and act like he was just offering chocolate, because it's a gross and deeply unsettling position to find oneself in. Sorry this happened, mate. Just remember: your gender doesn't invalidate how violating this is, no matter what anyone says. And you didn't bring this on yourself, nothing you did was your fault. Thanks for sharing your story. Stay safe.

I watched this, this morning. I remember you letting me know about this after it happened. I have felt sick to my stomach most of the day. I want to make a comment but don’t know what to say. I’m glad you are sharing this, I know it was hard to revisit this incident. There’s something not right about that guy. He should be banned from ride share platforms and a lot of other things. I would follow up with lyft to see how they handled it.

That was tough to watch! I feel for you. Please do not be hard on yourself for not being rude or aggressive, or kicking him out. In my opinion YOU deescalating the situation as much as you could is the only reason why this video wasn’t worse. You did such a good job!! You should be proud of yourself for in these terrible moments you made it through while dealing with a hostile client. Guaranteed any aggressive tones or you even trying to kick him out would’ve ended badly!

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Well said, I seriously appreciate that 🥰

Oh, men. I'm really sorry that this happened to you. Luckily it wasn't worse. My solidarity, even from here. Strong hug.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗 Also sorry I haven't put subtitles on this one. I did make sure to at least put text up for all the most important parts!

@gabriel_issao

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist I missed the subtitles, but I think KZread allows you to insert subtitles, even with the video posted, no?

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@@gabriel_issao Yes they do, all my subtitles are manually entered by me, which is why sometimes I'm late getting them added 💩 (

@gabriel_issao

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist don't stoop so low because of me or anyone else. If you can add it, it's good. Now, if it doesn't, there's no problem, because you can wait.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@@gabriel_issao Stooping low? What are you talking about?? It's an honor and a privilege to make them for you and everyone else who benefits from them!

Why did he indulge him in the first instant? He should have just given him an awkward silence.

So Scary!! I am glad you are safe and I am sorry you had to endure that. He was probably harassing someone else when the good samaritan got him and Uber. And, not to defend the creep and his actions, he is lucky he got someone like you who stayed calm during the harassment. Things could have needed up a lot worse for that guy.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I really do wonder what was happening before that guy got him the ride. I should have made sure to get his name, without that, I had nothing to go off of reporting him to anyone, since it wasn't his account. I didn't bother blanking out when he said his address though 🙃

@nataliepelz7932

13 күн бұрын

Judging by the way the good Samaritan walked off quickly, made me think it wasn’t too good. People often don’t think about the fact that an Uber driver has to endure the raft of the drunk idiots. But drunk or not drunk I absolutely hate creeps! And he has a “husband”? Gtfo

Im a taxi driver in London and i have experienced this too from men, im a straight guy. It proper sucks , but if one reacts then your classed as homophobic. I have had women hit on me too, but with them its much more subtle but you kinda know you're getting hit on when the conversation goes way deeper than just surface chat. I don't like to mix business with pleasure, so i do appreciate when ppl who do chat just keep things on the surface Surface chat - is when they just talk about current events in news or whatever, the weather, traffic, they say they have a bf or husband without you asking. Convo moves slower , quite big gaps in conversion Deeper convos - they ask more personal questions, they say they're single without you asking, they say they live alone . Some even straight out say you're attractive. Etc Convo seems to move at like a 100mph and no gaps to even speak yourself 😂

Man that was scary but the good thing is that you knew how to handle that situation 😊😊

Meth is a hell of a drug

As a gay man, we do not claim him. Sorry you had to deal with that. People can just be so gross.

Homie just wanted to bring you into his house to skin you and make you into his new bath robe

Note to self: Never pick up randoms off the street that get rides from "good Samaritan" glad you were safe after that experience.

Same thing happened to me .. this lady got behind my seat n started flirting with me n I kept saying I’m married n all n .. she even went hands on n saying she’s a professional massager n started to touch my shoulders n lower back n I kept pulling away .. n left her business card if I needed a late night massage later that night

@SaltySeattleCyclist

10 ай бұрын

Oh god!!! That's NOT an okay way to advertise your business, yikes!! 😳

Ugh. What’s it’s like every day for some. Sorry you had to deal with it. It’s so cringe and uncomfortable.

@ursamajr

Жыл бұрын

And I wanted to add: sometimes you have to continue an extremely uncomfortable conversation just to ultimately get out of it safely. That dance is terrible since you never know how the other will react. You did everything correctly.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@@ursamajr Thank you, I really appreciate you saying that! It's easy now to watch this back and think "why the hell didn't I kick him out??" but in the moment, things don't always play out that way. I was more afraid of escalating and not knowing how he would respond, so I was like, just power through and get this over with. Very eye opening to what women deal with damn near every day 😵‍💫

You did an excellent job. I hope you don't have or haven't had too many passengers like that.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

3 ай бұрын

I drove probably 6-7000 rideshare trips when I was a driver, this guy was by far the one that made me feel the most uncomfortable/unsafe. I think I took one more ride that day and just went home to unload the stress

Was he intoxicated?

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

It certainly seemed like it. I don't recall smelling alcohol on him, but he was definitely out of sorts in some manner. Or is just genuinely that weird and creepy 🤷

What a creep.

And I thought I'd seen some bizarre happenings on my bus trips. 😲 Sorry for that experience.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you have! Have you ever had to step into a situation while you were driving?

@CluelessDriversInSoCal

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist I haven't done any interventions while I was driving. On the other hand, the vast majority of bus trips are uneventful; most passengers on RTA just keep to themselves and ride. The closest situation to something getting out of control was a guy who seemed very entitled to choose where he can get off the bus and was crossing the do-not-cross line arguing with the driver to be let off. The situation just barely did not involve the police but he was getting aggravated from the warning about the police being called. The man seemed to be someone struggling with addiction.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

@@CluelessDriversInSoCal Yeah, I could definitely picture that happening more often in a city like Seattle, people with addiction problems and those who "aren't all there" are all around us on public transportation. I've seen some bus drivers/transit security get stern with people countless times, thankfully nothing I've been around has ever gotten out of hand

I rode alot of Ubers when I was in Atlanta by the way I'm in a Uber right now and I'm always nice to the driver and not a creep.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Here's your trophy 🏆

@earthalex1707

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist yay :D well tomorrow I'm leaving back home to NYC from Atlanta so I will be taking a Uber from the hotel to the Atlanta Airport

@jamesholzfoesterreed8580

Жыл бұрын

How was Atlanta

@earthalex1707

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesholzfoesterreed8580 It was fun man I enjoyed it i saw everything now it time to head home Tomorrow morning ✈🏠

All I can say is nope! I couldn't handle the anxiety this guy would give me. 😬

Talk about persistent

Salty imma watch watch video tonight in my Hotel room later today

I'm glad you're alright.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad too 🙏

I would have had this guy out of my car by now! Does he not understand that this guy is straight and he is not interested? Good grief! The driver has the patience of a saint!

@SaltySeattleCyclist

10 ай бұрын

Creeps never know when to give up...or read basic signals...

@beloved-child

2 ай бұрын

Bi maybe, he said he got s**ked off by a dude

Oh wow!!!!

Holy crap - yeah, that was a train wreck. What is wrong with that guy? You should have tried to diffuse the situation early on by asking him stupid questions -- like where he's originally from, if he goes skiing this time of year, what he does for a living, etc.

This passenger is giving Buffalo Bill vibes 😂

What is up with the total creeps anymore?I mean I am an armed security guard in a hotel and I get hit on by homosexual men all the time. I mean I don’t care what other people do. But when you say no it means no. But lately people can’t take no for an answer. It just bugs me. Just have some boundaries.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

3 ай бұрын

Men need to be taught better, from a young age, about consent and boundaries. No more of that "boys will be boys" BS excuse!

@stillamarine1001

3 ай бұрын

@@SaltySeattleCyclist Yes this is true. This guy is a sexual predator and one of these days he may get hurt or killed. People are crazy they won’t think twice about sticking someone.

Wait, you don't Uber with a tandem bike?

@SaltySeattleCyclist

17 күн бұрын

Sadly, they don't allow that on the platform. I have had many dreams about doing so, though 😜

Hey salty sorry you had to go through that I would’ve kicked him out

Yikes.

Next time don't even bother in conversation that makes you feel uncomfortable. Try and change the subject. Don't go along and share personal information about the uncomfortable topic. If it persist let them know your uncomfortable and end the trip.

I listen to the same podcast!

Bro no way 6:22 u was trolling right 😂😂😂

@SaltySeattleCyclist

4 ай бұрын

I am openly bisexual. Is that a problem?

Ever in this situation just tell em ya just got outa prison for manslaughter for a gay guy that hit on you when you were drunk they would be no more hitting on you after that comment

if Anybody was Gonna Talk Nasty to me' i Rather Have Girls do That' and Mostly About VORE Stuff...

was probably at least worth the money for it for that very long trip though right

@SaltySeattleCyclist

2 ай бұрын

No, not really 😅

I would’ve refused his ride in the first place and told him to gtfo

@SaltySeattleCyclist

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had kicked him out at any point, but it was several minutes before I realized he was problematic? Why would you have refused it in the first place?

@LimitedWard

11 ай бұрын

​@@SaltySeattleCyclistlet's be honest, there's very few people that would have actually done something in the moment. Especially if you've never been harassed before, you'd have know way of knowing how to react. You definitely handled it the best way possible given the circumstances.

Just reading the disclaimer at the start made me not watch, not because of potential “triggering” but because it made me cringe and lose respect for whoever wrote it lmao. People don’t need to be coddled. They need to be treated like everyone else so they feel normal. If everyone is on egg shells around a specific person because they claim to get triggered by certain things then they’re just now a toxic variable to any environment they’re ever in lmfao.

@SaltySeattleCyclist

11 күн бұрын

Spoken like a truly toxic person. Clearly you've never actually been close to anybody who has dealt with trauma.