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Lyft, Inc. is a transportation network company (TNC) based in San Francisco, California and operating in 640 cities in the United States and 9 cities in Canada.^[2] It develops, markets, and operates the Lyft mobile app, offering car rides, scooters, and a bicycle-sharing system.

Lyft is the second-largest TNC with a 28% market share in the United States, according to Second Measure.^[3]^[4]

Most jurisdictions regulate TNCs and TNCs are banned from operating in some jurisdictions. For more information, see Legality of TNCs by jurisdiction.

Product overview

Riders must download the Lyft mobile app to their iOS or Android-based phone, sign up, enter a valid phone number, and enter a valid form of payment (either a credit card, or link to an Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or PayPal account).^[5]^[6] Once the trip is completed, funds are debited from the funding source.^[7]

Car rides

Passengers can then request a ride from a nearby driver. Once confirmed, the app shows the driver’s name, ratings by past passengers, and photos of the driver and car.^[8] Drivers and passengers can add personal information to their profiles about their hometown, music preferences, and other details to encourage drivers and passengers to converse during the ride.^[9] After the ride is over, the rider is given the opportunity to provide a tip to the driver, which is also billed to the rider’s payment method.^[10]

Lyft offers five types of rides within the app:^[11]

Shared Ride, which is not available in all cities, is the cheapest option and will match passengers with other riders if they are going in the same direction.^[12]
Lyft is the basic and most popular offering that matches passengers with nearby drivers.
Lyft XL matches passengers with a vehicle that can seat at least six passengers.^[13]
Lux matches passengers with a luxury vehicle that seats at least four passengers.^[14]
Lux Black matches passengers with a luxury black exterior vehicle ride that seats at least four passengers.^[14]
Lux Black XL matches passengers with a black exterior luxury car that seats up to six (i.e.: SUVs with highly-rated drivers).^[14]

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Scooters

Lyft scooters cost US$1 to unlock and 15 cents per minute to ride.^[15]

Driver requirements

Lyft drivers can decorate the interior of their vehicles to a certain extent. Here Lego figures are on display.

All drivers undergo background checks including Department of Motor Vehicles, sex offender registries in the United States, and personnel-type criminal background checks. The criminal background check goes back seven years and includes national and county-level databases, as well as national sex offender registries.^[16]
Drivers must be 21 years or older and have had a driver’s license for more than one year.^[16]
Lyft has a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy.^[16]

Ratings

After a ride is completed, drivers and passengers are given the opportunity to rate each other on a scale of one to five stars.^[18] Any driver averaging a low rating by a passenger will not be matched with that passenger again.^[16] Lyft does not allow passengers to know their rating.^[19] The ratings establish the reputations of both drivers and passengers within the network.^[20]

Insurance

Although Lyft drivers are classified as independent contractors, Lyft also insures each driver with a US$1 million commercial liability policy that is primary to a driver’s personal policy. Additional coverage includes:^[21]

Contingent comprehensive and collision coverage up to $50,000 with a $2,500 deductible. It applies from the time a driver accepts a ride request until the time the ride is ended in the app.
Contingent liability coverage up to $50,000 per person/$100,000 per accident/$25,000 property damage. It applies from the time when a driver flips into driver mode until the driver accepts a ride request.
Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage that comply with local regulations and/or state laws. It applies from the time a driver accepts a ride request in the app until the time the ride is ended in the app.

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Seeking a Free Consultation with one of Texas’ Houston Car Accident Lawyers? Call the Houston Car Accident Lawyer Reshard Alexander today at 713.766.3322.

Product overview

Car rides

Seeking a Free Consultation with one of Texas’ Houston Car Accident Lawyers? Call the Houston Car Accident Lawyer Reshard Alexander today at 713.766.3322.

Scooters

Driver requirements

Ratings

Insurance

Lyft Houston Car Accident Lawyer

Seeking a Free Consultation with one of Texas’ Houston Car Accident Lawyers? Call the Houston Car Accident Lawyer Reshard Alexander today at 713.766.3322.

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