Forgotten in Ubers: phones, breast pumps, dentures
Texas took top honors at Uber’s 2022 edition Index of found objects, who found that three Lone Star cities have the most forgetful passengers who leave everything behind, from their phones and vaping accessories to dentures and even breast pumps.
Austin, the state capital and home of the University of Texas, had the most distracted passengers for the second year in a row, with Houston ranking No. 3 and Dallas No. 5, according to the sixth annual index by the ride – joint-stock company.
There were also bizarre items that passengers reported leaving in taxis between May 2021 and April 2022. They included Grandma’s teeth, a fingernail, Supreme underwear, 40 chicken nuggets – and a tire. -milk and a white cowboy hat that was left together.
A passenger reported that a metal leg was missing, but did not specify which it was.
The ride-sharing app said passengers are most forgetful during the weekend and between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The company also broke down items left behind on certain days. People tend to leave their glasses and chargers on Mondays, car seats, pacifiers and milk on Tuesdays, passports on Wednesdays and groceries on Thursdays.
From Friday to Sunday, runners go out without basic necessities, like their phones, wallets, keys and IDs.
One of the reasons Texas cities rank so high on the list, Uber said, is that all three have multiple colleges whose students typically have higher dropout rates when going to bars. , clubs and events.
Other cities on Uber’s list included Charlotte, North Carolina, which came in at No. 2 and Indianapolis, which finished fourth. The top 10 was completed by Kansas City, Kansas, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Columbus, Ohio and Phoenix.
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has a treat which allows passengers to connect with their drivers to collect their items and the company expects to hear from their customers especially this year which is expected to be the “been the busiest recorded trips,” according to Uber.
In the 2021 survey, there were more incidents of losing Lysol wipes, hand sanitizer, rapid COVID tests, and vaccination cards.