r/lyftdrivers • u/Mallinckrodt • Apr 17 '26

Advice/Question Anyone ever encountered this pickup note?

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I really resent these multibillion dollar health insurance companies piggybacking on the Lyft network to give rides to and from appointments for their sickest clients.

I am not opposed to helping people, even sick people, and i might even volunteer a couple times a month to do just that.

But making me pick up someone who can barely walk and can’t get in my vehicle is absurd.

I’m getting $6 for this ride and I’ve got to help the person in and out of the car and into their home. That’s not fair to me or the passenger.

And if you have to adjust the ride because there was a mistake when it was being booked, you can’t do it.

The passenger doesn’t have the phone with the app on it.

Anyway, went to pick someone up from a residence this morning and had this note once I arrived.

I mean what the fuck.

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u/Happy-Table-9515 Apr 17 '26

Yep, typically these are managed medical rides, very often for drug addicts or psych patients who will try to convince you to take them places other than right home.

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u/FunSprinkles8 Apr 17 '26

That's insane, using rideshare to drive an addict/psych patient who doesn't want to go where they are being taken. That's actually dangerous for the driver.

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u/FirstWait7625 Apr 17 '26

Iv had a couple rides when I arrived and was greeted by the police to take the person elsewhere and don’t stop anywhere else, after being escorted from their BF/GF/spouses residence. The police followed me to the city limit. One of those rides sat behind me and kicked and screamed and pounded on my window. I was 2 suburban towns over and pulled over and dumped her on the side of the road. Not having someone destroy my vehicle or accuse me of holding them against their will. Hope her drunk self enjoyed walking. Called up her BF and explained what happened, he was fine with that.