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Last weekend after a birthday party downtown, Kevin put me in my first “Lyft.” Several months ago, he was trying to convince me to get into Uber. Sidecar kind of got lost somewhere in the middle there, but out of the three ride sharing services, Lyft has – by far – received the most buzz. With a tagline like “Your friend with a car,” nothing could be more true. I know this because the guy that gave me a lift back to the Eastside chatted with me as if he were my friend. I asked him one question, “So how does Lyft work” and believe it or not that answer spanned from the time we left to my destination.

Mom and Dad – I know what you’re gonna say. Don’t worry! Every Lyft driver goes through a background check process! Now the cab companies can run online police check qld or for other locations before hiring drivers to ensure their customers stay safe. Before I had my first ride, I had learned that one of my close friends had also picked up a gig as a Lyft driver herself and was absolutely thrilled when she had the opportunity to throw that pink mustache onto her car.

For those of you who don’t know how Lyft works, let me break it down for you as best as I can. First, download the app. Put in a request to go somewhere. A Lyft driver currently working can decide whether or not they want to be your driver and as soon as they say “yes!” you can instantly see where they are on the map and track how far away they are or how close they are getting to you. Driver picks you up – takes you to destination and everything is based off of a suggested donation. I would advise paying that suggested price and it’s done completely through the app. No cash involved! I’d like to say that it’s always as smooth as that but sometimes things go wrong and Lyft’s are involved in accidents, in which case you may want to consider reaching out to someone like a Los Angeles lyft accident lawyer.

Did I miss anything? Lyft is a startup (of course!) that originated from San Francisco and when I got there, those pink mustaches were EVERYWHERE. Also something to note, the taxi drivers all told me that they kind of hate Lyft drivers. Understandable of course, they’re eating up all their business, but what can you do? When you’ve got a great idea that is safe and convenient, go for it. Thanks Tim for such a wonderful first Lyft experience and schooling me on everything having to do with the ride-sharing business.