rant · moment 6 of 12
Tim Nearly Fights His Uber Driver
from Complete the Trip · #20
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
6 minTim arrives furious, recounting in detail how his Uber driver got in an accident, lost his phone, then accused Tim of stealing it, leading to a screaming match in the middle of the street.
- 11:06Tim nearly fought an Uber driver in the middle of the street after chasing him down
- 11:39He cancelled his show for a meeting that fell through, rearranged everything, then got stuck in traffic
- 12:01The Uber driver couldn't speak English and didn't communicate despite having the app with directions
- 12:16Driver hits a Jeep while merging into the Midtown Tunnel; both vehicles are trying to cut each other off
- 12:38Uber's routing sent the driver into the cash toll lane, forcing him to merge again before entering the tunnel
- 13:26After exiting, driver accuses Tim of stealing his phone that was mounted on the dashboard
- 13:48Tim starts kicking and hitting the driver's seat in rage, tanking his Uber rating
- 14:29Tim gets out of the car confronting the driver in his face while bleeding from his mouth after aggressive teeth brushing
- 14:53Tim screams at the driver in the middle of the street to complete the trip
- 16:00Tim argues the driver shouldn't accuse him of theft, then admits he used to steal Martinelli's juice from the food emporium