I had the worst uber trip today. I have been booking an uber back home along with my friend who lives near by. We share a ride and split the fee. We would always ask the driver to make a stop near by with which they had no problem with. I asked the same to my driver today to take a different route which leads to the same destination, he said that wasnt possible yet we agreed. I had asked him to stop for a second in the middle of the trip as I had to get down. The driver refused and started yelling at me. He started insulting my family, upbringing and he said some other things in Tamil which I did not understand. I felt really humiliated and deeply hurt by his abusive words. All I had asked him to do was stop for a bit on the way so I could get down, but the driver insisted he would drop us both in the location we had entered (my friend's house). He started talking about how he isnt paid enough to make stops and how it's his vehicle and how I have no rights to talk about what route he has to take. This was a very traumatic encounter for me as the driver started to curse at me and shout at me. He even dared me to talk to the commissioner, prime minister etc and that he would handle all of them. I wanted to take further action regarding the driver's abusive behavior but disappointingly Uber does not show any of the ride details after the ride has ended. The only information I have about the driver is his name : Sundaravadivelan.
I'm just an 18 year old college student who just wants to get home soon and I feel like I dont deserve such a rude treatment from a driver.
.Verbally abusive drivers such as Sundaravaduvelan are the reason why young girls like me feel traumatized and afraid to take an Uber home. I really hope Uber can take proper action regarding such matters. Was this information helpful? | 
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