Petty But Awful

That's Not A Good Sign
 If you are a rideshare driver, you go through a lot of toll booths. It's a mild bummer to the job, as the reimbursement doesn't quite match the hassle of capital flight through your account, but so be it. Sometimes you can avoid them by knowing about other routes (the Trenton area, where I work most often, has several bridges to Pennsylvania that are small and free), but other times, it is what it is.

The New Jersey Turnpike, on the other hand, is way more expensive, and usually more avoidable. Until it really isn't -- most often when you have to take it to get to the fare in the first place.

Passengers do not pay, or at the very least, do not pay the full amount, until they are in the car. If you cancel in the first few minutes, I get nothing. 

That's annoying but part of the gig on regular streets. 

But if I'm halfway over the toll road?

Does not make for a very happy ride share driver. 

Or one that feels very good at staying in the app...

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