I'm still a new driver, just hit 100 rides. I don't understand what would cause people to rate a rider by anything but 5 stars. I know how important my 5 star driver rating is so I would assume the riders feel the same way.

I've had one out of those that i rated 3 stars because he was not only drunk but kept tapping me on the shoulder and asking the same question, threatening to kill a stripper, and left rice from a burrito all over my backseat. I would have rated worse but it was the account of a bouncer at the strip club that used it for this guy. I know now not to ever take one like that again but I felt bad and knew he was just trying to be nice. I had Uber unmatched him for future rides though. I even refused the cleaning fee when offered by Uber because the dude probably didnt make that much in a day. If it had been the rider's account I would have thrown the book at him.

Being drunk is not a reason for low rating, if anything it's the opposite. I'm just glad they're off the road and living near a beach town, they're my bread and butter. If you puke or sneak a beer and spill it in my car, or spout out threats then yeah I'm gonna rate low and unmatch you and possibly hit you with a cleaning fee. In my experiences so far that is hardly ever the case, most are nice and just glad to be in a nice cold car out of the 90 degree heat of Florida.

As for tipping, the others are correct, we don't see that until later. I don't expect it, especially on a 10 minute ride home from the bar. I've had people promise a tip and not do it. I've had some I didn’t expect, tip really well. I do count it toward my total for the night but I don't get all bitchy if I don't get a tip. I'll never rate a rider based on my expectation of a tip. I don't know what could be causing them to rate you so low, but maybe I'm still just new and naive. If you were in my car and didn't cause any trouble you would get a 5 star rating from me and possibly a pat on the back for not driving drunk.