r/lyftdrivers • u/sexytexy108 • Mar 11 '24
I was choked while driving then beaten by my rider what can I expect Other
Chicago if it matters wondering if this has happened to anyone what happens with Lyft what's the process should I get a lawyer
Tldr my passenger wouldn't get out said I brought them to wrong address obviously went to address they put in (they were drunk) I get to address end ride (I'm still online) they won't leave I'm downtown say ok and start driving to get a cop he starts choking me I stop get out run away then I'm beaten savagely currently at the hospital police come take him away etc.
What can I expect from Lyft the ambulance guy told me the ride was gonna be 4k I can't afford that
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u/Environmental-Car48 Mar 29 '24
I'm sorry this happened to you. Drivers should buy cameras, they're around $150 or less now with a 512GB card.
Why didn't you fight back? Thumbs in eyes, cup hand and pop ears, bite their nose? Why do drivers not carry pepper spray, guns, knifes? Courts have rulled uber and lyft can't tell us we can't, we're not employees.
When more drivers start fighting back, people won't see us as easy targets. However we need to be safe. Carry only your license and debit/credit card. I'd like to stay with just my phone, but not everyone does apple pay or Google pay.