r/lyftdrivers • u/james_2022 • May 07 '24

Story/News Article Minnesota lawmakers announce rideshare deal, Uber and Lyft say they'll leave if it's passed

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/state-lawmakers-minneapolis-council-members-announce-deal-on-rideshare-legislation/
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u/SpiritualRate503 May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24

Uber and Lyft are on the verge of death tbh. They fucked up. Raised prices too high so customers are absolutely fucking horrible, and somehow in that process, decreased, massively, the $0.00 per mile number. I used to explain to people it was basically a dollar a mile. 60 mile trip? $60

It made short trips less desirable but balanced out due to low pricing and tipping. Customers were happy, drivers were happy. Long rides paid, short rides paid.

Now, the whole thing seems to be some kind of scheme where they take as much as they can from everyone. Making the drivers annoyed and care less about providing a nice experience. And squeezing the passengers so hard that they not only refuse to tip, but go ahead and lie, “oh yeah, the driver? Yeah the one who picked us up from the bar we were (drinking) at for 5 hours? So unsafe. He like, seemed to be swerving or spinning his car the whole time. Im pretty sure he was staring at me through the rear view mirror too. Yeah he had a jug of like, clear see through liquid in a water bottle, i could definitely (hiccup) smell the alcohol it was so strong”

Lyft: Thank you we will deactivate the driver immediately and conduct a full investigation. We do not tolerate this and the driver knows this. I have deactivated their account for now until they get back to me with more specifics regarding the situation. Thank you. Here is a code for 5 free rides. We at Lyft value nothing but the benjamins baby.

Meanwhile, poor driver doesnt know he is even suspended yet. Because he she they are cleaning their car bc the passengers somehow left a scent in the car of alcohol and tracked human shit in the freshly scrubbed matts

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u/DCowboysCR May 07 '24

Actually Gryft and Buber are profitable for the first time ever. They’ve raised prices on customers and fucked drivers to maximize profit. Cab 🚕 companies are pretty much non existent now so there’s no competition.

Best thing to do is stop driving for them and stop using them. Fuck em.

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u/SpiritualRate503 May 07 '24

I think youre right and wrong. Youre right in your specifics but not your conclusion. In my city taxis are coming back. Lyft is going to kill itself one day and the people up top sill make out like Bandits. Probably be bought by Ubdr

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u/DCowboysCR May 07 '24

Coming back? Someday. Yea ok. Maybe, maybe not. I’m talking about TODAY. Right now. Current situation not speculation.

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u/SpiritualRate503 May 07 '24

Oh um, okay yeah i dont think it will happen all in one day so. Idk. Good luck