A Florida man was looking for a ride, but not that kind of ride.
Matthew Martson needed to get to work in the wee hours of Monday morning, so he ordered an Uber.
He says the Orlando-based driver he matched with had other things on his mind than getting from point A to point B.
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The driver offered to give Martson a free ride, with one pretty big caveat.
The driver allegedly said, “Hey, I’ll give you a free ride if you let me (commit a sexual act).”
While local news station WESH 2 isn’t providing all the lurid details, it’s not easy to decipher from this screenshot what the driver was after:
A couple of things stand out here: One, the offer is succinct and contains all the necessary info to make the deal happen, so this can’t be the first time this driver has done this. And two — the driver has a perfect 5-star rating?! Maybe he knows what he’s doing.
Martson says he canceled the ride and was hit with a fee from Uber.
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“I was shocked. It felt uncomfortable,” he said, adding, “Of course I canceled the Uber. But I was uncomfortable calling another Uber. You know, I was thinking about calling out of work.”
An Uber spokesperson said the company is looking into the situation and the driver and has refunded Martson’s $5 cancelation fee in the meantime.
With so many apps on the market designed to facilitate hookups, let’s keep Uber being Uber.
Wayne_in_NYC
Oh for crying out loud, man up and grow a pair!! Does EVERY LITTLE THING have to be turned into a social media epic drama these days? I’ve been propositioned by taxi drivers and by handicapped bus drivers and if you’re interested, you say YES, and if you’re not interested, you simply say NO and move on! Why make a criminal thing out of everything that happens? I’m so sick and tired of everyone being so thin skinned that they get offended by the least little thing!
MacAdvisor
I still want my $5 back and would make a fuss about that.
Neal65
I agree and the proposition was so bad that he almost couldn’t go to work?? Although I also think the Uber driver should find a better way to hookup and I can see him being fired over something like this.
masterwill7
Sooooo true!!! If you force yourself on someone it’s criminal, if you first ask it it’s also criminal? Rediculous! Just say no, stop whining, laugh about it with your friends and forget about it.! People just want money, it’s all people care about….. Just pathetic to make a big deal out of this, just say NO!!!!
taborsmind
I agree. He misread his audience.! LOL. Just say no! Why get the guy fired?
inbama
I’m with you.
Gay men used to be…well, men!
justyouandi
BRAVO, Wayne_in_NYC!!! It’s high time somebody said what you did and you couldn’t have said it better!
Everybody seems to be in a constant state of victimhood and is perpetually offended. I think Matthew Martson needed a little attention and he got it on his local news station.
dbmcvey
So say, “no thanks”.
Paco
I have to shake my head in disbelief at the guys that think it’s ok for an employee of a company to send graphic sexual propositions to customers and completely not understand how that might be an awkward situation for the customer. I don’t blame him for cancelling the ride and then bringing attention to it. Especially after getting charged for an experience he didn’t ask for.
Vince
Uber drivers aren’t employees.
Paco
Yeah yeah, that’s what they say, but the company is paying the driver and taking the customer’s money. I can’t imagine Uber being thrilled that one of their sub-contractors is propositioning riders with sex for free rides.
nm4047
sounds like a bullshit story from the internet, unless he had only started to drive, it impossible for any uber driver to maintain a 5 star rating and nobody, repeat nobody would ever send a message like that through an electronically auditable system. In what world would anyone ever send a message like that to someone they have not any indication of the sexuality etc, end of story.
Jackrabbit
If he looked like that I would have said yes
o.codone
I proposition guys pretty regularly. You’d be surprised how many say yes to some kind of interaction. But others just say no and that’s it. I had one guy recently tell me when he was younger he’d have punched me in the face for the proposition and I just reminded him that with age comes wisdom. Then, he jerked himself in front of me in the sauna. He found the proposition exciting. Men!
JamJewel
Reminds me of the cop in my neck of the woods who would pull over guys leaving the strip club and approach the car with his dick out. Of course he was eventually reported and lost his job but I’ve always wondered how many took him up on his “proposition” to avoid a DUI… or just because… well… just because…..
RetiredHRGuy
Just makes me laugh! If you are an independent contractor for uber.. Uber should tread lightly unless they have the appropriate signed docs with a moral clause!! If they have that, fair game!
I bet the driver had some great hook-ups!???
You can’t make up stories like this! In my career, I can’t tell you how many times something like this occurred!
bowlingbutch
I agree with Wayne in NYC. does everything have to be dramatic and your outrage out on the Internet or TV? if you don’t want the hook up just say no and go on with your life. If you need your 15 minutes of fame get it with something you have actually accomplished. Stop being a Drama Queen
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
anyone who gets into a Lyft or Uber cars is nuts does no background checks they don’t need to be licensed you have no idea who’s driving you. There’s countless documented incidents of drivers who discriminate against Gays. just today it was reported a driver pulled a gun and said he wants to kill all Gays. In addition they track your movements and whereabouts every minute of the day regardless if in one of their cars or not I stick with the good old-fashioned taxi drivers at least you know who’s driving you
o.codone
@ PLAYS WELL. You don’t have to worry about those good old-fashioned taxi drivers only because at the present time they’re more likely to kill themselves v kill you because they’re despondent about the million dollar medallions they bought to operate their taxis. But, what makes you think they’re trustworthy or that you know something about them? Because they’re vetted while Uber drivers aren’t? You’re kidding yourself. Regular cab drivers aren’t vetted any more than Uber drivers are.