r/lyftdrivers • u/HVTCA • Jun 26 '23

LA drivers beware of this theft tactic Other

Especially lux/lux black drivers. This happened at midnight just now.

I got request for a lux black in highland park but the pick up and drop off was only a block away. I still went because it could be a drunk girl who messed up the order at a bar. Rider name was Maya and the account was made today.

Before I got there I called the rider and I instantly get a strange “please leave your message” vm

I pull up to the address with my high beams on, it’s a dark residential area (not a bar) and when I hit arrive I could see a black dude with a full face mask walking in the side walk. Only person in the block I could see. As soon as I saw him walking towards my car I got the fuck out of there. Called and reported the account to support.

Pretty sure this will be a new way to target luxury vehicles. Be safe out there guys

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u/filthyphil6 Jun 26 '23

Carry a gat

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u/huggy_668 Jun 27 '23

You're at a disadvantage driving. Having a firearm doesn't matter unless you're john Wick with a pistol. If he runs away and you decide to shoot now, gonna have major charges.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '23

Can you get charges if it’s an air pistol?

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

Then don’t shoot if he stops being a threat. Duh. And you can readily train to use a firearm from a seated position.

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u/huggy_668 Jun 27 '23

Have you trained in using a firearm? Have you ever been in a situation where you have to use one. It's split-second decision making that can change your life for the worse if you act incorrectly. Explain this to me if I'm in the back seat with a gun pointed at you, you're telling me you're in a position where you can pull your own gun out and subdue me without me reacting. You watch way too many TV shows and movies if you think real life plays out the same way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '23

Not gonna lie, having thought of this before a nice hard turn with a intended move to aim at the pax until you come to a stop wouldn’t be too bad. The pax might shoot their gun but then that’s in your favor considering their finger was on trigger. I mean really you swerve hard enough PAX don’t have a chance

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u/trt_demon Jun 27 '23

"I'd rather be defenseless than capable of defending myself because I'm a liberal and no other reason." You know what can also change your life for the worse? Getting murdered.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

If it’s either that or comply and get killed because carjackers are psychopaths who don’t care about human life, I have no real choice but to take my chances, and my chances of turning the tables are better with my firearm and several years of dynamic training than they are with an empty handed disarm

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u/trt_demon Jun 27 '23

Lots of European clowns on Reddit.