[CelebDriver]

If I drive into a pink area on the map it usually disappears. When I sit outside a pink zone on the map, I often do not get any rides. I have picked up people in a pink zone but never to my knowledge gotten paid any different.

As far as I'm concerned, they might as well put a rainbow, a leprechaun and a pot of gold on the map. I never catch it.

 

[JimS]

Yes. It means PrimeTime. At the top of your screen, you'll see if it's between 25% up to whatever limit they have set. That's not necessarily always the case, though. PrimeTime only applies to where your rider originates the request, not where you are.

The darker the pink, the higher the rate.

Lyft is not transparent in their pricing (apparently to drivers AND riders). And you'll actually have to do math to figure out if you got paid more than your base rate. They won't tell you like Uber does.

 

[freddieman]

i think those pink square zones are way of getting more drivers to that position on the map.

 

[CelebDriver]

I was thinking the same thing. It seems more like a carrot to me.

 

[Brundlefly]

https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/214586017-Prime-Time-for-Drivers

What are Heat Maps?
Heat Maps allow a driver to see where they're needed most. The app displays the areas of highest demand in real time. The shaded sections show where Prime Time is in effect. Heat Maps are viewable while online or offline in the Driver Console.

Remember, Prime Time is determined by the location where a passenger places their request, so even if you're waiting in a shaded area, not every request will have Prime Time. The best way to know whether a ride was Prime Time is on the post-ride earnings screen or your daily summary.

That's directly from the horses mouth. If that description is deviated from by Lyft then a lawsuit is in order.

 

[drivininsac]

i think those pink square zones are way of getting more drivers to that position on the map.

This. All this. I have only gotten a PT ONCE in a pink zone. Don't chase the pink.

 

[Adieu]

https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/214586017-Prime-Time-for-Drivers

That's directly from the horses mouth. If that description is deviated from by Lyft then a lawsuit is in order.

Not anymore.

 

[Trafficat]

If Uber is surging and Lyft is primetiming, turn off Lyft. Because with Uber you know what you're getting.

 

[rbort]

Why doesn't Lyft tell us what the prime time for the job is like Uber does?

-=>Raja.

 

[autofill]

Why doesn't Lyft tell us what the prime time for the job is like Uber does?

-=>Raja.

That's one of the biggest drawback on Lyft along with how precise the pink primetime cutoffs. If the pax stood on the other side of the street, they are outside of prime time and you are screwed.

 

[senorCRV]

Why doesn't Lyft tell us what the prime time for the job is like Uber does?

-=>Raja.

It does. It tells you the prime time rate in one little tiny square even if you are 50 miles away from anywhere that's in prime time

Everything these companies do is to trick new drivers who don't know how it works into thinking they are going to make more money, and bringing in new drivers to replace them once they figure it out.

 

[Fred Ex]

Mostly they're just trying to redistribute drivers around the city to prevent Prime Time being needed.

 

[cenTiPede]

Mostly they're just trying to redistribute drivers around the city to prevent Prime Time being needed.

This. The pink exists because there are less than 8 drivers within a certain zone and they want more drivers to go there. On occasion, if you're in a pink zone you may get PT. But don't hold your breath. They've also said that the pink zone is not a guarantee to PT.

 

[Fred Ex]

This. The pink exists because there are less than 8 drivers within a certain zone and they want more drivers to go there. On occasion, if you're in a pink zone you may get PT. But don't hold your breath. They've also said that the pink zone is not a guarantee to PT.

I guess that's the point, the heat map is a plain old fashioned lie. It's supposed to mean a ride started here will pay more than base rate, but they more often use it to pre-emptively sucker drivers into an area so that there won't be a shortage.

 

[anteetr]

In a word, no.

 

[Adieu]

In a word, no.

If it correlates with an uber surge zone, though, then probably yes.

Also theres likely PT ~around~ there, but peak PT% may well be a few blocks away and FAR higher

 

[ChortlingCrison]

If it correlates with an uber surge zone, though, then probably yes.

Also theres likely PT ~around~ there, but peak PT% may well be a few blocks away and FAR higher

Interesting!!!

 

[Trump Economics]

If I drive into a pink area on the map it usually disappears. When I sit outside a pink zone on the map, I often do not get any rides. I have picked up people in a pink zone but never to my knowledge gotten paid any different.

As far as I'm concerned, they might as well put a rainbow, a leprechaun and a pot of gold on the map. I never catch it.

It means we're a slave to less than minimum wage earnings.

 

[CelebDriver]

It means we're a slave to less than minimum wage earnings.

The sad part is that I often get passengers that think that drivers can get rich if they work hard enough. I think this misperception has a lot to do with low tipping.

 

[Trump Economics]

Tips, tips, tips.

I love how people still talk about tips like they'll buy you anything more than 7-Eleven pizza on a daily basis. And Lyft uses your tips against you, anyway, so they're actually worse than Uber.

#pyramidscheme

https://uberpeople.net/threads/how-lyft-uses-your-tips.140748/