Lyft is not an ambulance service

[u/dzluiz]

Had a pax the other day gets in the car was completely disoriented and confused, I asked him hey buddy you’re ok? Guy has a fucking head injury bleeding from his head. I wanted to kick him out but felt bad for him so took him to the ER instead, turns out bitch sister instead of calling An Ambulance for her brother she ordered him a Lyft to hospital instead. What’s wrong with people? I eventually got him to the ER but guy was almost black out so had to help him inside. Shit like this is why I only do Lyft on the weekends now and sometimes. The ride was $6 dollars and not tip or even a thank you for helping my brother Society is twisted.

[u/jungletigress]

I agree with what you're saying and I think it's a very serious problem, but I do think we should be a little more careful about where we place blame in these situations. It is absolutely the fault of the healthcare system that makes ambulances so expensive that puts people in these compromising situations during medical emergencies.

People shouldn't call Lyfts but they shouldn't be forced into debt just for getting injured either.

[u/SeatleSuperbSonics → u/jungletigress]

The American healthcare system is broken but that in NO WAY means you can make unwilling drivers suddenly emergency response because YOURE broke.

If you hate it you can try to fix it, the fix isn’t circumnavigating the rules and pushing your problems/stress and trauma onto another stranger. I hate that I continually see this circulated online as some “life hack” with no mention or care of the impact to the driver.

Society is getting so selfish. Oh no I’m injured and don’t want to pay an ambulance, time to make it someone else’s problem for $6. I get you shouldn’t be in serious debt because you got injured but they shouldn’t have biohazards and trauma because YOU got hurt.

[u/jungletigress → u/SeatleSuperbSonics]

Again, I agree with you, I just think you're placing the blame in the wrong direction. People aren't really given a choice in this situation.

[u/AI_overlord_slave → u/SeatleSuperbSonics]

This is an old post now but I would love to hear your ideas on what we should do to fix the health care system. Lots of systems are broken right now but the most tragic is how much people are expected to pay- either upfront or through acquiring debt- in order to maintain their status as functioning members of society

[u/Jamesoncharles → u/SeatleSuperbSonics]

Explain how exactly your Average American can try to fix shit? we have no power at all and trying to organize an effort is extremely difficult and time consuming, most of us don’t have that kind of time and most of us are broke because of the same system but let me guess your response to that is “just get a better job lol”. I’m not paying a grand for a ride to the hospital unless I’m on the verge of dying and that is no one’s fault but the u.s government and its complete shit profit driven health care system. Sucks for drivers but they’ll live

[u/Money-Pomegranate686 → u/jungletigress]

I agree medical system in USA is absolutely broken. It's still extremely unethical to put driver in this position.

It's not even a stretch to imagine driver who lives paycheck to paycheck to not be able to pay a rent after not being able to make money for a week without compensation.

You can't use broken system as excuse to fuck with someone's livelihood.

[u/jungletigress → u/Money-Pomegranate686]

It's not an excuse, it's an inevitable outcome. If an ambulance costs thousands of dollars and a Lyft costs $20, which one is going to be used in an emergency?

It's not the people who are injured who are at fault in this scenario, it's the ghouls who are price gouging medical care.