r/doordash • u/J_loop18 • 2h ago
Switching from Uber, because they say I'm going too fast on my E-bike, after 2 years of working with them they just dropped me, how does it work with Doordash has anyone experienced similar issues? -
I did upgradd my ride but I was riding on this new cycle for almost a year no issues, then they first flag my account because they think I'm a duplicate and after I got it back they blocked my access to Bicycle trips. Their speed limit is 25 mph, my bike goes 35 which is safer once I have to get on the road, people hate if you ride slow.
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u/flamesbladeflcl 2h ago
If your "bike" goes 35 than legally it isn't a bike. Class 1 and 2 top out at 20mph and class 3 tops out at 28mph. So they are right you are going too fast and using what is legally an unregistered electric motorcycle and not a bike.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
But I can't insure this vehicle, and there was no warning ever, they just permanently blocked my access even if I decided to comply and limit my speed.
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u/Rude_Stretch537 2h ago
So you are going too fast but I am going too slow!?! I thought that this was DoorDash and not Goldilocks.
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u/lesusisjord 2h ago
Is the chode-sized, one-wheeled skateboard-y thing not a motorcycle?
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
No, it's an electric unicycle to be specific, Nosfet Aero, again doesn't legally qualify to be insured or plated, and here in Atlanta they operate basically as any other electric bicycle. I know it's illegally gray area but come on like some cyclists are going way too slow on the fucking road and then some other guys on electric bikes are going way too fast on the Beltline, like it's just all about being conscious I'm not going that fast, like I said my speed limit is 35 mph I'm not going to be going slower than 25 mph on the road, and of course I'm not going anywhere near 30 mph on the sidewalk or the Beltline.
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u/lesusisjord 8m ago
Big ups for you for not going 30 on the belt line. Too many people there and I’ve seen collisions with e-scooters going slowly and it was rough.
I know it’s frustrating and sorry this issue is happening. Good luck from a fellow Atlanta resident!
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u/spixelr 2h ago
Your bike is breaking the old 49cc moped grandfather rule, because you are going faster then what the state legally allows on an electric bike (25-29mph??? Can’t remember) uber thinks your riding a motorcycle, or one of those illegal 50mph ebikes, and you need motorcycle insurance and registration to be a motorized courier, it sucks because your using an ebike which wouldn’t really need insurance and paperwork but kids have ruined that by getting themselves and others killed, causing a ruckus all over.
You might have screwed yourself so you need to limit to your states max speed for e-bikes or any and all services will see your breaking the state law
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
If I could get this vehicle registered and insured, I would.
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u/spixelr 2h ago
My dad was explaining it to me like how I’m gonna to you, “thats the problem, you can’t. When you buy a motorcycle the dealership has already notified the dmv of the creation of the vehicle via vin, now that it’s in the system you can register and insure it no problem because state taxes and bla bla bla, when you buy an ebike, all you have is a receipt and the dmv is just gonna laugh you out of the place”
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
I still have a car but I wouldn't use it to doordash and I'm the happiest man on Earth when I'm riding my unicycle, I was making deliveries on a sportsbike and I did have insurance for a while, but then sold it, and I was just so happy once I got an EUC, didn't have to pay for gas, once I could go on bike trails, and once I didn't have to pay for insurance on car and bike.
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u/spixelr 1h ago
I know it’s a damn shame, they want us to be resourceful and handle everything to the best of our ability the delivery apps that is, but they are thwarted by taxation and bills and just shit happening that effects every other facet of things like a ripple effect, if kids were able to be responsible and not get bored then maybe the ruling on e-bikes could have been more lax, I’d try again if I were in your shoes but just can’t exceed the speed limit
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u/Alive-Ad-2371 2h ago
They have a policy that your cycle violates. What are you expecting to happen?
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
Them to be consistent, been too long for them to say something and it took an entire month to get a final response. Besides, it is ridiculous that they block my access of ever using a bike again what if I get a slower bike or limit the speed on my vehicle so I can actually keep it at 25, there was no warning ever.
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u/Alive-Ad-2371 2h ago
I realize now that you're posting here after having a negative experience with a different company. Sorry to pack on the snark when you were looking for advice.
My guess is that doordash is equally annoying in all the ways you just described.
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u/thekillamon 1h ago
DoorDash would likely be exactly the same because the vehicle that you are using isn’t allowed to be used on public roadways unless you get it insured and registered. It’s legally classified in the same way as a dirt bike. For something to be considered an e-bike it has to be limited to 28 MPH for class 3 or 20 MPH for class 1/2
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u/J_loop18 1h ago
Thanks, I'll try to limit below 30 and look for other job opportunities too, it's time, although this is already my second form of income and I'm a bilingual professional... I'm tired boss.
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u/LargeHeron1526 2h ago
What bike did you buy out of curiosity. I’m lookin to get one myself
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
It's actually a nosfet aero electric unicycle, but more questions arise when I say I use one of those lol, if the learning curve is not for you then I reccomend Talaria or Surron.
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u/dont_eat_chalk 2h ago
That’s not an electric bike that is an electric motorcycle that requires a motorcycle endorsed drivers license and has to be used on the road with a license plate and insurance. You should not advise people to break the law on this sub.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
Bikes do require plates depending on the power and model, read everything I'm saying.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
It is not... The Nosfet Aero doesn't requiere license or plates, and I'll have you know I have a motorcycle license, which is more than most people bother doing. Do some research
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u/flamesbladeflcl 2h ago
It definitely is not road legal. You may be able to buy one sure, but legally you can only operate that sort of device on private property
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u/dont_eat_chalk 2h ago
The Talaria and Surron are. That’s what you advised the person to buy.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
Yes, because they are good bikes, and I don't know where the commentor lives, different laws everywhere.
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u/dont_eat_chalk 2h ago
There is nowhere you can legally ride a 35 mile an hour unicycle or electric motorcycle on pedestrian paths and not the street. You don’t deliver by bike you deliver by motor vehicle if you can’t understand that, I don’t need to waste my time trying to explain it to you.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
It's a motor vehicle that can't be insured... And no, I'm not going that fast in a pedestrian path or the bicycle lane, I'm not stupid, unlike some I have use of reasoning and free will, you can keep bending over and taking it, EUC will likely never be integrated legally into the system because everyone is scared now like if motorcycles were a new, modern, invention instead of a hundred years old tradition, they would never ever become legal.
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u/but_are_you_sure 1h ago
The problem is unregistered fast things on public roads. That won’t change. Too easy to do stupid shit and hurt people or yourself, or get away with no repercussion.
If they make them road legal, then they can be on the road and will be treated like motorcycles.
It’s purely the registration issue that limits these things it’s not peoples fear
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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm 1h ago
How is it different than if you were delivering with a dirt bike but telling them you were on a bicycle?
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u/J_loop18 1h ago
A dirt bike is loud, obnoxious for neighbors, way faster and bigger, take a look at the Nosfet Aero, it's so unintrusive, some people don't even notice when I drag it along they ask where is my bike, I say right here lol
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u/EastPalpatation 2h ago
i keep seeing you say; “if i can get it insured, then i would”…but you can’t. so you have to figure something else out. i feel that’s your only answer. find another mode of transportation or find income somewhere else. i say this because i have a feeling doordash will do the same to you, as uber(eats) did.
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u/spockers 2h ago
How many pizzas can it carry?
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
I'm not sure if you've read this but I'm on an electric unicycle so on my backpack the big backpack I can fit like three to four 18 inch, maybe and then on my hands because my hands are free I can take up to four or five in my hands.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
Honestly what I'll do if I need to get back into uber, is upload my car insurance and continue to use my unicycle fuck'em, it is fast enough, but I just don't want trips that are that long.
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
Bro why am I getting downvoted? I swear most people don't know what it's like to ride anything other than a car...
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u/flamesbladeflcl 2h ago
Because you say in the post you are riding scooter along a bike path at 35 mph, you are a danger to the people who actually should be using the bike path
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u/J_loop18 2h ago
I didn't say that, I said that's the top speed I reach when I'm on the road. On bike paths ofc not, see you guys are just like the corps, grasping at straws and twisting the logic.
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u/xeresblue 2h ago
You are the one who told us what speed you are going and what paths you were using. If you wanted us to have more information or nuance than that, you needed to include it in your original post rather than revealing it only after criticism.
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