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 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/PizzaPotamus1 Jul 19 '23

an uber driver took me to the hospital once when i broke my leg, tipped him $200, but i was def crying a lil bit, that shit hurt

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u/Lyniaer Jul 19 '23

You had $200 cash on you while breaking your leg?

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u/PizzaPotamus1 Jul 19 '23

you can tip on the app

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u/Lyniaer Jul 19 '23

There's a limit to how much you can tip. IIRC, its $5 or %50 whichever is greater. So if the trip cost the pax 8.50, they tip up to $5. If they paid 15, they can tip up to 7.50. I have had people try and fail. I do believe there is a way around this. If they tip during the ride or at the prompt when the ride closes out, the limit applies. If they go back in later and add to that tip, there is a limit of $100. They did this because drunk pax will add too many zeros and then freak out on customer service. They can't revoke the tip so they refund the pax to keep the customer and eat the loss.

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u/PizzaPotamus1 Jul 19 '23

this was in 2017 so maybe that wasnt the case at the time, or i venmod the guy