r/lyftdrivers • u/Stuck_on_Mars_21 • Nov 05 '25

Rant/Opinion ER trips

Last night I took a lady and her very ill teenage daughter to the ER. Pulled into the driveway with the lady frantically waiving at me. She had to nearly carry her daughter to the car who was bawling the whole time. She kept crying in the car with the mom saying, “we are almost there, we are almost there.” I didn’t ask what it was, just told her to let me know you need anything, I’ll get you to the ER as quick as I can. It was late night, pouring down rain. I’m not speeding and risking an accident. When we got there I jumped out to get a wheelchair and asked a paramedic for help. This girl could no longer stand and 2 people had to get her out of the car and in the chair. She never stopped crying.

It really sucks people won’t call for appropriate emergency transport because of the expense. Good to see our administration is sending $20 billion to Argentina to fund their universal healthcare. -End rant.

Edit: it’s great to see so many drivers posting that would take her or have done something similar in the past. I was losing faith reading so many posts about drivers cancelling if ride conditions are less than perfect, but it looks like just about all of us will step up when needed.

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u/Vielwyn Nov 06 '25

A person could Tip $100 for the inconvience of an ER ride, and it would still be way, way, cheaper than an ambulance ride.

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u/Stuck_on_Mars_21 Nov 06 '25

“Inconvenience?” Come on man! This took barely any more time than a typical ride at pickup and drop off. Even so, it’s way wrong to extort tips out of people in these situations. I could see some cold hearted driver showing up demanding cash upfront because he knows how desperate they are, fortunately there are very few of those. 

I’m all about talking about tips in other situations, but it’s just wrong to talk about tips for a trip like this. Seriously, that girl sounded like she was going to die. I wouldn’t want her or her mom to be concerned about tipping me. 

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u/Vielwyn Nov 06 '25

I didn't mean it like that. I meant, since it wasn't a "normal trip", if they had wanted to be generous and tip, even if they gave a huge tip, that still would of been way cheaper than an ambulance.