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Awkward silences and backseat romances: what a week of riding Uber Pool reveals about Sydney

Elias Visontay rides aimlessly to see how friendly or antisocial Sydneysiders really are. Along the way he discovers why many drivers can’t stand Uber Pool

As kids we’re warned not to accept rides with strangers. But when my editors told me to take Uber Pools around Sydney and write about the characters I meet, I had little idea I’d be in for fashion critiques, tales of backseat romances, plenty of awkward silences – and mostly solo rides.

When it first launched before Covid, Uber Pool was perhaps the truest form of ride sharing.

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