Lyft Driver ٤+

I like that as a driver, we have the option of having more rides queue up while we drive but I’ve been having a bit of an issue with the app queuing me with long distance (37-47min) trips without letting me know before accepting. I don’t know how long the trip will be until I swipe to pick up passenger. If I could know beforehand I could possibly stop for gas or a restroom break if needed. It’s just a inconvenience.
Also the app update is very inconvenient when it blocks you from touching the screen while driving. I’ve tried to go offline in the middle of a ride so that I don’t get queued with another ride and it blocks me from doing anything onscreen until I stop. Sometimes I am on the highway and I can’t stop.
I understand this may be due to safety reasons so that drivers don’t text and drive but I feel it is better to go offline than to get auto-queued with more rides and having to cancel on them afterwards. The same goes for not being able to click on the passenger’s info while driving. There was a confusion between me and a passenger about which address to go to. I could not tap on his info to see the destination address because the screen was blocked! Very frustrating

The app collects sensitive data including & up to ur contacts. Why does Lyft want that? Total invasion of privacy. Drivers you CAN OPT OUT of the Arbitration agreement Section 17. That way if you want to participate in a class action suit you can.
-I as a former driver had the worst time with the gps. I was told the drop off would be on the left at times when the drop off was at the right. As a new driver I didn’t know there were designated pick up areas for passengers & drivers and I got lost a lot & ended up having to cancel rides cause I couldn’t find the passenger . The app should tell both drivers & riders to go to the designated LYFT rideshare pick up area & it should be clearly physically marked. I’ve been to stadiums where no one knows where the Lyft pick up area was and they used a bar address that was nearby. The gps is just crazy in general wants you to zig zag a lot instead of taking you down a main street. There’s too much for me to write but on the positive side of things…. I did like the fact that Lyft does show the amount of the ride & how long the ride is. Uber doesn’t do that. You just take a risk of taking a crappy low ball ride. I like the fact that Lyft offers cheaper rental options too. I like that you can talk to a real person with Lyft if you do use the flex ride option. I like that you can be unmatched. Thanks for all those things.

I’ve been doing Uber and Lyft in Chicago for about 5 months now and I have to say I am quite appalled at how manipulative Lyft is with their drivers. They talk big numbers and bonuses and guarantee $500 a week, advertise big bonuses for new drivers, and make it seem great. But then you drive 15 minutes to pick someone up and they don’t show up and I make $0 for it. Lyft says “it’s because you didn’t arrive within 5 minutes of the scheduled pickup.” Lyft doesn't care to ask if I couldn’t find the entrance because the customer’s phone number wasn’t in service. They give you rides that take you all over the place, making it 10x more difficult to reach your 100 rides, they pay you about $3 for a mile and a half ride that took 8 minutes (and that includes the extra 55¢ for gas), and they put up bonus zones with no intention of leaving them there long enough for drivers to show up. Why even have bonus zones when they disappear in 30 seconds? Because they are trying to lure drivers with zero intention of actually making sure they get the bonus.
Lyft develops an app and leaves the drivers to take on all the wear and tear, time loss, gas money, and doesn’t even care to compensate them properly. I can assure you once I hit my 100 rides, I will never drive for Lyft again unless I find myself in a $10+ bonus zone or they decide to increase fares or quit taking such a high cut of the measly ones currently in place.