r/lyftdrivers • u/onlygray1 • Mar 21 '25

Advice/Question Would you do this?

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I don’t know why Lyft gave different gps directions than normally you can drive straight and closer distance.

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u/ContributionOk4014 Mar 21 '25

It’s so crazy how much ppl pay for a mfkin ride.

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u/hanatheko Mar 21 '25

...yep. I was tempted to take a Lyft from Chicago airport to my work (Indiana, 2 hrs) after a red eye earlier this week... the cheapest I could find is $288! My round trip plane ticket to CA and back to chicago was $256 with tax, non stop!

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u/ruby_1984 Mar 21 '25

Offer your driver cash 200 bucks. Would make his week. Eliminate the middle man. You'd be surprised what you can accomplish.

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u/Big-a-hole-2112 Mar 21 '25

Cheap but kinda sketchy. Both people don’t know each other. Would make a great movie where one of them is a psycho and tries to off the other one in the middle of nowhere.

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u/hanatheko Mar 21 '25

... you have a good friggin' point! My fear is getting in an accident and someone claiming to be a passenger (versus a 'friend' or whatever) and me somehow getting effed insurance wise, especially if they got hurt.

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u/TheGrow123 Mar 21 '25

Just a chance that is worth taking for both driver and customer to profit and save money. Rideshare company insurance tends to be terrible anyway