Other State CA Lyft driver in shootout after being robbed

[clearconscience]

California Lyft driver opens fire in shootout after 2 men tried robbing him, police say

Police in California are looking for two suspects who allegedly shot a Lyft driver early Sunday morning after the driver shot at the men who held him up, according to a local report.

www.foxnews.com

Of course at the bottom is mentions Lyft's strict no weapons policy

Ridiculous. Hopefully this guy pulls through.

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[v0lcom13sn0w]

the no weapons policy is bogus. if youre in your personal vehicle they can shove it.

 

[CountryGent]

the no weapons policy is bogus. if youre in your personal vehicle they can shove it.

Agreed. Total horsecrap on Lyft's part.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Agreed. Total horsecrap on Lyft's part.

unenforceable if u ask me

 

[Alexx1401]

Hope he gets better and takes some shooting lessons

 

[clearconscience]

Yeah that policy is one I wouldn't abide by, the only way they will know is when this stuff happens.
But it probably gives them an out on law suits

 

[DB is Here]

Its the easy way out to have a "No Firearm" policy, can't be enforced but it keeps the corporate lawyers happy...jack wads.

 

[waglockfan]

Unpossible. Jackwad Newsome has assured me that guns are no longer need in the paradise of poop filled streets and water shortages

 

[cigars]

Here's a summary of Lyft/Uber's gun policies. Applies to passengers too so they want everyone to be helpless victims.

Can You Bring a Gun in an Uber? - Insurance News | The Zebra

For many people, when rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft came onto the scene it completely changed how they viewed...

www.thezebra.com

 

[gmerkt]

the no weapons policy is bogus

Back when driving a hack was a real job and not this stupid "ride hailing" pretend work, I knew cab drivers who wouldn't think of getting into one unarmed. They weren't tethered to an electronic system that knew who people were. When someone got into your cab, you had no idea what kind of nutball fare was getting in. And the nutballs and crooks are still out there.

 

[zenbreath]

".....half the cabbies carried guns, and nobody knew which half."

 

[Xaevian]

The police quote, amazing. It is sad. So terribly sad.

 

[cooper]

Sad ..yes but at least no trash talk on drivers right to defend. Californa

 

[P7M13]

The article comments are a hoot!

 

[WillametteWill]

Pretty sure I've had a gun with me every Uber ride I've been on. Shhhh.

 

[MannyGlocks]

The rise in this type transport is a mystery to me?

Are Ubers cheaper than a traditional taxi or...what?

That being said and while there's no guarantee that a Yellow Cab or similar would be safer than an Uber or Lyft, I'd choose a Yellow Cab, or ride a bike or walk or hitchhike before I'd step into some random person's personal vehicle.

I have less trust riding in some stranger's personal vehicle and the (to me) weirdo social media score of the driver - yeah, like I would care what he/she thinks of me as a passenger - this is crap downright Orwellian...

 

[Alexx1401]

Pretty sure I've had a gun with me every Uber ride I've been on. Shhhh.

Unless they are going to have the damn driver with a metal detector wanding the passengers before they get in the car I am sure many are armed. Laughable that they even come up with stuff like this.

 

[gmerkt]

The rise in this type transport is a mystery to me?

Are Ubers cheaper than a traditional taxi or...what?

That being said and while there's no guarantee that a Yellow Cab or similar would be safer than an Uber or Lyft, I'd choose a Yellow Cab, or ride a bike or walk or hitchhike before I'd step into some random person's personal vehicle.

I have less trust riding in some stranger's personal vehicle and the (to me) weirdo social media score of the driver - yeah, like I would care what he/she thinks of me as a passenger - this is crap downright Orwellian...

Yes, Uber, Lyft, etc are cheaper. You need an app on a smart phone to use them. Prepay. They are cheaper because the companies that run them are willing to lose money to build business. And there are a great many part time drivers out there who are willing to work for peanuts as "contractors" a point that is under legal discussion in some places now. These so-called ride hailing services are basically unregulated in most places where they exist. You have to wonder if your driver has real commercial insurance or is driving on his personal insurance without his carrier's knowledge that he's doing it. And as a paying passenger, would you be covered in an accident.

I've wondered what would happen if I had a rifle case in hand when the Uber car shows up. Their dispatching procedure indicates a destination but may not say what it is. Like Thus and Such Gun Range.

 

[ma96782]

What was/is LYFT and UBER thinking?

Rrrrright…..everyone respects gun free zones.

Aloha, Mark

 

[SUPER X]

I have kin that drive those . One drove for about 20 years before the lift uber was on the seen. You learn alot about people , being in a confined space late at night with people sitting behind you that you don't know is not the place to be. If you cant stand your ground you can become prey quick. There is alot of sick people out and about After midnight. and some of them are not the ones you would expect. You see things that are best left unsaid.