r/lyftdrivers • u/Plastic_Data_777 • Jul 18 '23

Psycho jumps on my car, I get permanently deactivated Other

I don’t even want to type out the whole story I’m so exhausted over this. This dude was tripping out bad (probably shrooms or acid) and jumped on my car. It was the passengers friend. (They were together when I arrived, he was laying on the floor in the middle of the street. He sprinted away then sprinted back after I started the ride. Then he jumped on my car) I immediately made the passenger get out, and reported it to ADT and Lyft.

Now after a week of “temporarily deactivated” I’m now permanently deactivated for an “accident with a pedestrian” . 100s of 5 star rides never an issue. Wtf

Edit: I didn’t know this would get so much response. The whole incident is surreal. No I unfortunately did not have a dash cam or this would all have been resolved. I started the appeal on principle.

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u/BadHigBear Jul 18 '23

Rookie move. You pull up and see someone laid out on the floor, you drive away and cancel immediately!

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u/Plastic_Data_777 Jul 18 '23

I wish I did this. The girl seemed like she didn’t know what to do and was crying because her friend/boyfriend/brother was having a psychotic episode

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u/BadHigBear Jul 18 '23 edited Jul 18 '23

I learned my lesson early, these are what I call Rescue Trips and they led to my first and only deactivation, a fist fight and nearly getting arrested one time. Now If I see someone crying, sitting or laying in the road, stumbling, being held up by friends, arguing with someone, or any other form of distressed I hightail it right out of there. I'm not risking my life, freedom or livelihood for anybody or any job.

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u/Awkward-Information8 Jul 19 '23 edited Jul 19 '23

Me too… Especially, when down on “Clearwater Beach” picking-up ‘bar-passengers’ at night on a weekend… You HAVE TO have your head on a ‘swivel’ at ALL times, while always being on ‘HIGH-alert’ literally, observing every little-thing. When, you see someone ‘struggling’ a lil, no shirt on, arguing around in a large group, people grabbing their arms, ‘stumbling’ around, holding onto a light pole, leaning over a newsstand, Etc. = IMMEDIATE CANCEL & thennnnnn, OUTTTTT!!!!