[Pawtism]

In the United States, the federal government has sovereign immunity and may not be sued unless it has waived its immunity or consented to suit. The United States as a sovereign is immune from suit unless it unequivocally consents to being sued.

You can sue me only if I say you can. Bwahahahaha

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States

Yeah, you're right, bad example on my part hehe. You see my point though.

I guess a better example is, I can sue Dell because my 4 year old monitor went out and even though my warranty expired 3 years ago, I feel they should still give me a replacement. The attorney is going to advise that I don't, they're going to advise that I'll likely lose, but if I have enough money (and am stubborn enough), I could get them to file the suit. Of course the attorney would be right and it would get pretty much laughed out of court (guess I should have used the money to buy a new monitor instead hehe).

*unless of course I had a legitimate "belated defect" claim or something anyway, let me put that provision in too hehe*

 

[transporter007]

Yeah, you're right, bad example on my part hehe. You see my point though.

I guess a better example is, I can sue Dell because my 4 year old monitor went out and even though my warranty expired 3 years ago, I feel they should still give me a replacement. The attorney is going to advise that I don't, they're going to advise that I'll likely lose, but if I have enough money (and am stubborn enough), I could get them to file the suit. Of course the attorney would be right and it would get pretty much laughed out of court (guess I should have used the money to buy a new monitor instead hehe).

*unless of course I had a legitimate "belated defect" claim or something anyway, let me put that provision in too hehe*

THIS is a slam dunk:

Teen shot five times at Stoneman Douglas High plans to sue BSO, school system

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article203661689.html#storylink=cpy

"The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent," he wrote in the letter. "Such action or inaction led to the personal injuries sustained by my client."

 

[SuzeCB]

Exactly! I can't communicate with them. They won't respond to any emails, and they don't have a phone number for the safety division (they claim). Can't get anywhere with their support people. They don't care.

 

[UberLaLa]

Pretty simple, actually. Young pup reported you (falsely) before you could report him.

 

[Adieu]

So, I decided to try out the Lyft Rental Reward program, and use one of their cars through Hertz. It made sense to me to do it, since I work so many days and can usually pull of the trip numbers. I picked up the car on Tuesday, drive all day. Drive all day Wednesday, then Thursday comes around. I get a request to pick up a pax (16th one of the day). The kid gets in my car. I start making convo with him, and ask if he's from Phoenix, and if he works or goes to school out here. He says yeah, I'm a Freshman at blah blah H.S. I told him, oh really? You look older than that. I said just so you're aware, Lyft/Uber has a new policy for pax under 18. Some drivers may not accept your ride if they know your age. I drop off the pax, and go pick up my next ride. As I'm dropping off the last pax, I notice my account has been deactivated for a safety issue. Says to check your email for reason etc... after an hour goes by, I finally get an email stating I'm deactivated because a pax alleged I was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Wtf!?? I've been one of the longest running drivers since the Uber platform started in Phoenix. I've done over 15,000 rides and I've never had any issue like this. I'm now stuck with a rental car through Lyft, that I can't even use because I'm deactivated. If I return the car, I'm still going to be charged $240! I'm so frustrated that a simple pax can allege this, and they can deactivate me so quickly. How about call the police, or don't get in my car if I'm impaired. I'm pretty certain it was the kid pax who told his mommy that he may be denied a ride in the future. Screw Lyft, I'm going back to Uber. I'm also purchasing a dash cam, so I can have my own evidence if this crap ever happens in the future.

Yup if you report an underage pax they'll ask "their side of story" and carefully jot down THEIR complaint while ignoring yours
...

The one time I reported one, "Trust & Safety" 'reached out' to threaten me with prospect of deactivation if I "speed again".... ride average speed was 9.4 mph, please note the decimal

Oh and my rating magically dropped 20 points off one single ride.

Probably went like "we received your complaint but you rated driver 4 - 5*, would you like to change it?" "1*" "are you sure?: "yes 1*" "we gave your driver 1*" "yes 1* the creep" "thanks for reaching out, your 1* rating has been logged, here's some free ride credits miss" "whoop whoop 1* 1* hellsyeah" "acknowledged and acknowledged, thanks - Bobby (Rajeev) w/ zendesk for Lyft Support"

... end result thanks for the 5x 1* ratings.

Note to self: NEXT time, report underages for "drunk and belligerent racist" instead

 

[Taxi tony]

Sounds like you need another drink. Dumbass

 

[Spider-Man]

That sucks.

But from what I gather, neither Uber or Lyft will agree to view your dashcam footage. They really don't care about you.

This is why I wonder what's the point in buying one if they won't even view it ?

 

[upyouruber]

I have been deactivated by Lyft 3 times (I have been driving for almost 2 years, at 4.9 today, surprisingly)... all false allegations like yours. First time was a few hours before restoration. Next one, similar time frame. Most recent: 5 days and no response to any messages I sent. On one "ticket" I responded 32 times, asking why there was a delay. Once I was restored, I turned on the app and ignored all requests for a few hours while at home. Passive aggressive, but there's not much I can do to hit back.

I have had no such issues with Uber. Clearly, Lyft makes it to too easy for a false, retaliatory allegation to be made. If they did not offer up this particular category, s h i t - h e a d s wouldn't even think to report it. Lyft is actively making suggestions for issues. Lyft is trash compared to Uber.

Both Uber and Lyft are a heap of feces!

 

[JoshInReno]

This is why I wonder what's the point in buying one if they won't even view it ?

Legal defense if ever required.

 

[LV-NightRider]

Legal defense if ever required.

It's the intimidation factor. You have proof. The pax doesn't. Uber/ Lyft have backed off several times since I put mine in. It also stops craziness from pax, and law enforcement shakedowns. One pax who was acting like he was getting ready to rob or attack me, backed off when I showed him the camera and I implied it had a wifi feed to a cloud backup. He stole my barf bags from the seat back!

 

[SaintCl89]

I dropped a pax one night last year in June. 1 month later I can’t log into uber. Message them and was told I was temporarily deactivated due to an allegation of operating while intoxicated. So I asked what the date was and they told me June x. So I asked when the allegation was made, they said July x. I’m like, “yeah you guys really need to get it together”. They take an allegation a month later seriously and deactivated me for 3 days while they investigated. Meanwhile, they probably reimbursed the pax his 8 bucks and gave him a few free rides. It’s all bs

 

[Freshout75]

That sucks.

But from what I gather, neither Uber or Lyft will agree to view your dashcam footage. They really don't care about you.

Not true. They viewed mine

 

[Bro Olomide]

Ok, it works like this:
You rented a car through Hertz. Uber miles seriously depreciate their rental vehicles, so a false claim is levied to to have you deactivated. You then return barely used rental and pay $240 dollars outta pocket. Barely used rental then sits waiting for the next driver to be scammed.
RE-Solved.

There, I fixed that for you, Rohit.

 

[Pawtism]

They do sometimes view them, and in the end, it's better to have video and not wind up needing it, than to wind up needing it, and not have it.

 

[rex jones]

I know this won't help you now but for the rest of us in the future:

I am thinking that if you get deactivated for impaired driving you should immediately go to a local accredited testing facility on your own dime and pay for a drug test. I know the drug tests to get your taxi license here are only about $35.

This will help in a few different ways.

1. It helps to show Uber/Lyft that you were not impaired.
2. It helps to establish that the accusation is false and you will probably have much better standing to sue the passenger.
3. It tells Uber/Lyft that you are serious and are not playing games.

I'm guessing that once they see the negative test they will immediately reactivate you. They might also offer compensation just to make it less likely that you will go after the passenger.

i laughed at sue the passenger.

 

[Pawtism]

i laughed at sue the passenger.

You're not going to get much, but that's a viable option. You do it through small claims court, subpoena Uber for the pax's info, file a libel/slander suit for damages. Lost income (for the time you were down), court fees (for filing the suit), etc. It's not going to be a big payday or anything, but if they lied and caused you financial harm, they should cover that themselves (and you'll be teaching them a lesson not to make false statements like that).

 

[DexNex]

Many municipalities have regulations that REQUIRE you to be temporarilly deactivated on report of possible intoxication.

 

[Pinapple Man]

So, I decided to try out the Lyft Rental Reward program, and use one of their cars through Hertz. It made sense to me to do it, since I work so many days and can usually pull of the trip numbers. I picked up the car on Tuesday, drive all day. Drive all day Wednesday, then Thursday comes around. I get a request to pick up a pax (16th one of the day). The kid gets in my car. I start making convo with him, and ask if he's from Phoenix, and if he works or goes to school out here. He says yeah, I'm a Freshman at blah blah H.S. I told him, oh really? You look older than that. I said just so you're aware, Lyft/Uber has a new policy for pax under 18. Some drivers may not accept your ride if they know your age. I drop off the pax, and go pick up my next ride. As I'm dropping off the last pax, I notice my account has been deactivated for a safety issue. Says to check your email for reason etc... after an hour goes by, I finally get an email stating I'm deactivated because a pax alleged I was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Wtf!?? I've been one of the longest running drivers since the Uber platform started in Phoenix. I've done over 15,000 rides and I've never had any issue like this. I'm now stuck with a rental car through Lyft, that I can't even use because I'm deactivated. If I return the car, I'm still going to be charged $240! I'm so frustrated that a simple pax can allege this, and they can deactivate me so quickly. How about call the police, or don't get in my car if I'm impaired. I'm pretty certain it was the kid pax who told his mommy that he may be denied a ride in the future. Screw Lyft, I'm going back to Uber. I'm also purchasing a dash cam, so I can have my own evidence if this crap ever happens in the future.

Why were you picking up underage passengers?

 

[Fuzzyelvis]

Many municipalities have regulations that REQUIRE you to be temporarilly deactivated on report of possible intoxication.

Nice how uber suddenly becomes all "we have to abide by the law." Never bothered them before.

 

[DexNex]

Nice how uber suddenly becomes all "we have to abide by the law." Never bothered them before.

Just amazes me how no one seems to ever know that it is often a response that is regulated.