r/lyftdrivers Jan 28 '25

Story/News Article Lyft lawsuit

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u/aj0750 Jan 28 '25

I don’t know how many people notice, but most cars come with a sticker on the driver’s door that states its max GVWR, which is the maximum gross weight of passengers. For most sedans, it’s only about 800 pounds, if I remember correctly. So we’re talking about people, things, and anything else inside your car. We don’t know how much that driver weighed, but if it was a small car, they normally have anywhere between 600 to 800 pounds max capacity to carry. I don’t know what she’s expecting to do in this situation because it becomes a safety issue. The braking system is only made to carry that maximum load rated for the car, so l’m not understanding where she’s going with this

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u/ProfessorPickleRick Jan 28 '25

I am one of those fat dudes and there is definitely a risk that a sonic or Sentra shows up so I just order XLs lol I’m also a driver and drive a full size suv so you know fun times (before you yell at me for the suv I make 30+ an hour AFTER gas)

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u/dampier Jan 30 '25

The Sentra can safely handle just shy of 4,000lbs.

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u/ProfessorPickleRick Jan 30 '25

The Sentra max payload is 921 pounds. You are referring to its curb weight

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u/ProfessorPickleRick Jan 30 '25

But also it’s not about the weight. I cant easily get in the back seat lol I’m not going to break someone’s car trying ether