It&#x27;s anecdote-vs-anecdote, but I use Uber often in the Bay Area and have never experienced nor heard of this.<p>If a driver ever asked this of me I would give <i>them</i> a bad rating along with an explanation. I&#x27;d expect the driver to get canned pretty quickly if passengers report such behavior and passenger reputation to be restored if the drivers gave them 1-star ratings. As far as I understand it, driver reputation is far more important than passenger reputation (they certainly have a lot more to lose).