Originally Posted by
dinanm3atl
Did you actually read what happened? It wasn't raised because of surge pricing or 'wealthy area'. The route was altered to be longer in both mileage and time. Thus the rate goes up. Then the driver went the original route because it is faster and had no traffic issues.
Altering the route and charging more when the most direct route is open and clear is what I made the post about.
Apparently even the more expensive route was cheaper than the alternatives. I don't see the problem. Uber published a fare to take you from A to B, you accepted it and they got you there.