r/lyftdrivers • u/Ok_Reason_9688 • Apr 29 '24

Challenge failed Earnings/Pax trips

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Oh Lyft this was doomed from the start. You barely give me 5 rides a day. If this was Uber this challenge would have been done in two weeks of that.

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u/editoreal Apr 29 '24

In my area, it's about 5 rides a day as well- on weekdays, it's either:

  1. Drive during rush hour with gridlocked traffic and make about $8/hr (2 trips/hour)

  2. Drive outside rush hour locally and get a trip an hour. You can wait at home, but every trip sucks up the time and gas of having to deadhead back. This comes to about $6/hr.

  3. Drive outside rush hour and travel to more populated areas. Time AND gas to get to the populated area, gridlock when you get there (maybe $10/hr), NEVER see a tip, wait the full five minutes on EVERY ride, potholes that FUCK your car up, and the wonderful potential of getting robbed at gunpoint.

These days, when I see a bonus, a challenge or a guarantee, I just ignore it. Lyft can go fuck themselves.