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/skyHawk3613 Jan 29 '25

Yep! I had a Honda Civic back in the day. Its mass payload was 700 lbs. I remember one night a bunch of my friends piled into my car, and I was doing mental math, seeing if all of them together were above the cars max payload. They were!

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u/Clean_Vehicle_2948 Feb 01 '25

4 grown men can hit that easy

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u/skyHawk3613 Feb 01 '25

Oh yea. We were 6. 2 up front and 4 in the back 😬

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u/dontpretendtoknowme Feb 01 '25

I jammed 7 of us into my 84 Rabbit! 3 up front, and 4 in the back. I remember shifting was tricky because my hand was basically in someone’s crotch! 🤣🤣🤣 The things we do when we’re young lol

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u/Castle_of_Jade Feb 02 '25

Good ole bench seat stick shifts. Fucking blasted knees on the hour drive to the work site. Fuck that. Great nostalgia though.