I've got to admit that I hate surge. When I see red I head for white. surge means requests drop big style until the red returns to white when it's job after job.
Uber need to make it fair to riders and drivers. A rate increases to near that of other private hire companies would go along way to help drivers balance the books. Surge bands after 8pm rising throughout the evening would keep requests constant throughout the evening instead of peaks and troughs.
The thing is I wouldn't pay two,three or four times rate so why do we expect others to?