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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
CST Editorial Board

Ride-hailing passengers who follow the rules shouldn’t pay for bad behavior of others

To help ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers who have been the target of bogus claims, Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10th) is proposing to create a city-based “Driver Resource Center.” (Brian Ernst/Sun-Times)

There are some Uber and Lyft drivers who can be downright annoying by showing up late, playing loud music or glancing at their cellphone as they dangerously weave in and out of traffic. In some cases, even worse happens, such as sexual assaults and other physical violence.

But passengers can also be a pain. Some are drunken messes. Others smell bad and don’t tip. And in rare cases, they’re a serious threat as well.

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