the 10 ride options Cameron offers for his Lyft riders

1. The Awkward Ride - You ignore this menu completely, then we will sit in silence for the remainder of the ride.

2. The Funny Ride - I tell you jokes or entertaining stories from my life.

3. The Silent Ride -

4. The Creepy Ride - I don't say anything but I keep staring at you in the rearview mirror.

5. The Karaoke Ride - We rock out to hits from the 80s, early 2000s or literally whatever you want.

6. The Bubbles Ride - We blow bubbles the whole time.

7. The Small Talk Ride - We talk about how crazy the weather's been lately and I ask if you caught the game last night.

8. The Therapy Ride - You vent to me about your problems and I listen.

9. The Drunk Ride - You throw up in my car.

10. The Cliche Ride - You ask me how long I've been driving for Lyft."

Upworthy.com came up with some more options I'd love to see added, though:

 The Pep Talk Ride - You need encouragement? I'll give you everything I've got to pump you up.

The Tour Guide Ride - I share interesting details about places we pass and offer advice on cool things to do around the area.

The Life Story Ride - We estimate how long your ride will be, set a timer, and each of us shares our life story for half the ride. (No questions, unless the ride goes longer.)

The Deep Questions Ride - We skip the small talk and get right to the big stuff—meaning of life, existence of God, our place in the universe, etc.

The High School Debate Ride - We pick a controversy, flip a coin to decide who will take which side, and debate regardless of our own personal views.

The Pretend Persona Ride - We each make up totally fake names and personas and converse as them so we can chat without actually getting personal at all.

https://www.upworthy.com/lyft-driver-list-rp?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

dealerships during the corona crisis...

 I took the commuter (Hyundai Veloster) into a Hyundai dealership to het the hatchback latch replaced, as it stopped working a month ago, and it's quite inconvenient to get into the cargo area through the back seat.

That's when I discovered that the customer lounge area is now off limits

and they do not have a shuttle driver. 

This dealership uses Lyft. Hmmm. Serves more customers, simultaneously, not sequentially, and the dealership doesn't pay medical, doesn't have to pay fuel, etc.

So why didn't they use taxis before this? Were taxis more expensive than Lyft? 

update, Uber and Lyft get an extension on the amount of time they get to flip their business model in California, from contract drivers to employees, before the state shuts them down

A California appeals court extended the length of time Uber and Lyft will have to comply with an order requiring them to reclassify rideshare drivers as employees.


The temporary reprieve gives Uber and Lyft until 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday to file written statements agreeing to expedited procedures stated in the order.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/20/appeals-court-grants-uber-and-lyft-a-temporary-reprieve-in-case-over-driver-classification.html

Lyft has announced they suspending service in California as of midnight tonight. Uber is said to be close to making the same call. San Diego and San Jose Mayor urged an appeals court to stay an injunction that they said would lead to a statewide shutdown of Uber and Lyft's operations starting tomorrow

San Francisco-based ruled in favor of California Attorney General, and the city attorneys of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco in their lawsuit alleging Uber and Lyft have misclassified their drivers, preventing them from receiving "the compensation and benefits they have earned through the dignity of their labor," such as the right to minimum wage, sick leave, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation benefits.

So, the rideshare companies lost in court regarding Assembly Bill 5, with the judge ruling the companies must classify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors in order to continue in business.

The San Diego and San Jose Mayor's joint statement called for a stay on the injunction, citing economic impacts to California's gig workers, and a loss of transportation options and delivery services for critical resources like food and medical care for California residents.

Uber and Lyft are also working to combat AB 5 by sponsoring Proposition 22, a ballot initiative that, if approved by voters in November, would allow rideshare drivers to work as independent contractors.

Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez, who authored the bill, said following the ruling, "Uber and Lyft have been fighting tooth and nail for years to cheat their drivers out of the basic workplace protections and benefits they have been legally entitled to. They have enriched their executives and their bottom line, while leaving taxpayers on the hook to subsidize the wages and benefits of their drivers."

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-mayor-says-rideshare-operations-will-end-in-calif-on-friday-if-appeals-court-doesnt-stay-injunction/2388716/

A California judge ruled yesterday that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft must classify tens of thousands of drivers as employees instead of independent contractors

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and city attorneys from San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles sued Uber and Lyft in May for violating California's new law, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). This law was intended to force gig economy companies to classify their workers as employees and therefore force them to offer benefits such as health insurance to those workers.

Both companies plan to file appeals in the 10-day window granted in the ruling. However, if this decision portends future legal losses for Uber and Lyft, the rideshare giants could be in a load of trouble. Demand for ride-hailing services is already down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit alone could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties aside from a requirement to pay restitution to drivers affected by the alleged misclassification. Furthermore, other states looking to enact similar measures to AB5 may see this as an opportunity to adopt their own gig economy restrictions.

Uber and Lyft will also be back in court in California as California's Labor Commissioner filed filed lawsuits alleging that the companies engaged in wage theft by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors. The lawsuits seek to recover wages allegedly owed to drivers that those drivers would have earned had they been considered employees.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/35584/california-judge-rules-uber-and-lyft-must-classify-drivers-as-employees

GoGoGrandparent, a transportation solution for older adults. Order rides automatically - no apps required.

Step 1:
CALL 1 (855) 464-6872 and wait to hear: "Thanks for calling GoGoGrandparent"

Step 2:
PRESS 1 to immediately request a car to your home
PRESS 2 for a car to where we dropped you off last
PRESS 3, 4 or 5 for a car to a custom pick up location (once you're registered please give us a call to set these up)
PRESS 6 to order a ride with an operator
PRESS 0 to speak with an operator about scheduling rides in advance or anything else

https://twitter.com/GoGoGrandparent
https://gogograndparent.com/
found on https://twitter.com/tred

Coffee and donuts video for Friday... “Thank You” videos were created by Strike Anywhere for Lyft, to show appreciation for extra special Lyft drivers

For the holidays, pickup service Lyft worked with production company Strike Anywhere to give two drivers a special shout-out. The films, which follow out-of-home ads earlier this month also thanking drivers, give us the chance to meet, and become invested in, a pair of faces behind the wheel before the company rewards them with a surprise gift.



https://www.adweek.com/creativity/lyft-gives-year-end-love-to-its-drivers-whove-truly-changed-peoples-lives/

Funniest thing I've read all week, the 1st night of driving for Lyft

First night, July 2013, Steve Y.

It was midnight, during Comic-Con, and I received a Lyft Plus request in Pacific Beach. When I rolled up, six young men jumped into my Jeep. They all looked like they were in their early 20s; they appeared to have been "pre-gaming," too.


I welcomed them on board, "Aloha! Welcome aboard the Luau Lyft. What are you boys celebrating?"

A few of them shouted out, "It's our buddy's 21st birthday and we're gonna get him drunk in the Gaslamp!" I dashed out to the back of my ride, grabbed six leis - all different colors - returning with a shout of, "Happy birthday, everybody gets lei'd!"

We drop onto Sixth Avenue and catch a red light at F Street, right in front of (American Comedy Club). I look out at the crosswalk and see three young ladies walking in front of us. Two of them are paired up; the third one looked so faded she was walking a little crooked. (The drunk one) approached my vehicle, noticing the huge pink 'stache on my front grill (a signature of Lyft vehicles at the time). She looks at the 'stache; she looks up at me and the boy in the front seat. She looks back down to the 'stache and grabs it.

She begins to roll the 'stache between both hands, while licking her lips and staring us down with a naughty smile on her face. Then, she drops the 'stache, pumps her fist in the air and screams, "I want a mustache ride!"

Now, she begins to crawl on my hood - kinda like the scene in the old '80s Duran Duran video, Hungry Like a Wolf. The boys begin to chant, "Jump in the Jeep! Jump in the Jeep! Jump in the Jeep!" Her two lady friends look back and run over to peel her off of my hood. They exit to the sidewalk, the lights turn green; the fella in the front and I have a look of deer in headlights.

He asks me softly, "Does this happen every night?" I answer like a teenager, "I dunno. This is my first night. But, if this is what it's like, I'm driving every night!"

http://www.pacificsandiego.com/magazine/pac-ride-share-driver-stories-story.html

Damn, this would be so cool to be surprised with, Budweiser and Lyft partnered with the Clydesdales to make unforgettable rides home

This happened in Boston a couple years ago

on Wednesday, Lyft will deploy cars from the 1930s in New York City to promote a new Budweiser beer called 1933 Repeal Reserve Amber Lager.

Riders looking for a 15-minute trip taking passengers "past landmarks and neighborhoods that were integral to Prohibition," the vintage experience can sign up through Lyft's website, and will receive a $10 credit to cover the cost of the ride.

The fleet of vintage cars includes a 1930 Buick, a 1936 Riley Kestrel, 1937 and 1938 Packards, and a 1942 Cadillac. Cars will only pick up riders in Manhattan between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 25.

"When Budweiser told us they wanted to offer a fleet of vintage cars to launch Repeal Reserve, we knew Lyft was the perfect option to celebrate the new recipe in a stylish and unexpected way," said Melissa Waters, vice president of marketing, Lyft. "We encourage everyone to make the right choice to drink responsibly and keep our roads safe, and that's why we continue to team up with Budweiser, a brand that shares the same commitment."

Also as part of the marketing around the product, Budweiser is working with alcohol delivery service Drizly to offer consumers $5 off their first purchase of 1933 Repeal Reserve with the code Prohibition.

http://www.thedrive.com/tech/15375/lyft-budweiser-to-roll-out-vintage-cars-in-new-york-city-this-wednesday
http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/budweisers-latest-launch-showcases-pre-prohibition-recipe
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/english-releases/budweiser-releases-new-brew-based-on-an-anheuser-busch-recipe-once-halted-by-prohibition-300541035.html

Budweiser and Lyft team up often, on holidays, to reduce drunk driving and celebrate those late-night heroes who give — and take — responsible rides home.

Each night thousands of Lyft drivers are doing their part to keep drunk drivers off the road.

Now Budweiser's "Give a Damn. Don't Drive Drunk" campaign is making the right choice easier than ever by providing up to 150,000 total round-trip rides during weekends and holidays through the end of the year. The rides will be available across 10 states: New York, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Texas, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.

https://blog.lyft.com/posts/budweiser-lyft-give-a-damn
http://fortune.com/2017/09/20/budweiser-free-lyft-rides/

Wow, Jeff Bridges in commercials for Lyft! The dude abides

Peele and Swinton, in Lyft commercials?

based on Lyft ride stats, the best restaurant, event location, bar, hotel, and tourist destinations of 24 cities in the USA

http://take.lyft.com/thelyftieawards

cool video that Lyft put together

June: Life is Better When You Share the Ride from Lyft on Vimeo.

See Jane Go, the Uber for women by women.

https://seejanego.co/ 
See Jane Go offers a women-driving-women trusted alternative to traditional ride hail. (Because we think getting into cars with strange men should be reserved only for online dating.)

See Jane Go’s CEO Kimberly Toonen says that women currently make up about 25 percent of drivers of traditional ride shares such as Uber and Lyft; I’ve been their passenger myself on many occasions. Some have told me they feel anywhere from mildly harassed to downright threatened by some of their male passengers.

From its launch in the OC (between Los Angeles and San Diego), Toonen says the company has “aggressive plans to expand to cities across the country.”

If you’re familiar with Uber or Lyft, you’ll understand the how See Jane Go works. Drivers and passengers register on the website or via the See Jane Go smartphone app. After a certification and training process, drivers are allowed to pick up passengers, who hail and pay through the app.

Beyond providing income comparable to Uber and Lyft (plus tips), See Jane Go sees itself as providing opportunities for drivers to build their own business. Mentors, called “Super Janes,” get company stock for helping to bring on board new drivers (who are called “Baby Janes”).

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2016/09/13/see-jane-go-new-ride-share-service-exclusively-for-women-aims-to-ease-passengers-fears/#4cf5485106ab

it's an ugly news day, worse than usual

the state we all hate: Virginia, sent out a cease and desist to Lyft and Uber. No one says what laws are being ignored by the two rental/taxi companies, but I'm sure the state hasn't figured out a way to tax it yet. http://hamptonroads.com/node/718716

Miami is also out to sink Lyft; Lyft opened in Miami in mid May 2014. So far, three Lyft drivers have reportedly been caught by Miami-Dade county police, fined $2000, and had their cars impounded. Lyft has paid for their drivers to get their cars back, cover the $2,000 fine, and for a lawyer to fight the charges.  The county had been fining Lyft drivers up to $2,000 each for failing to get a chauffeur registration and for operating a for-hire vehicle without a valid for-hire license — both requirements for cabbies and limo operators. Uber recently launched its lower-end service, UberX, there but their drivers haven't been fined or towed yet. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cops-miami-running-sting-catch-153659605.html

a newly wed couple killed each other in a head on crash. Was her mother the cause of a fight? Did he leave the toilet seat up? Was it a "War of The Roses" re-enactment? Dunno. Might have been a case of "Chicken" But their aim was true, and they're going to be sent to the cemetery to spend the rest of eternity within arms distance. http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/06/06/newlyweds-killed-after-hitting-each-other-in-head-on-crash/#axzz33tQmbOKQ

And finally, a drunk driver tries to evade cops, crashes, kills his passenger, and while laying in the wreckage, next to the person he just killed... and the cops laughed at him. A witness reported to the local news: http://fox5sandiego.com/2012/11/16/witness-claims-cops-taunted-driver-after-fatal-crash/#axzz33tQmbOKQ