No, you are under no obligation to talk to your Lyft driver; however, Lyft drivers are trained and encouraged to engage you conversation. They are also (supposedly) trained to detect when the passenger is not in the mood to talk.
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No, it is not rude at all. Drivers have to take cues from passengers, and if you're talking about just you as a passenger, I tend to open with just saying hi and asking how they're doing.
And those who preferred not to talk, whatever they're comfortable with was fine with me. I had one rider who, before he got out of my car, said, “thank you for not trying to keep a conversation going, I wasn't in the mood to talk.” So, whatever you're comfortable with, go with it.
Keep conversations casual and friendly with delivery people, drivers, and co-riders. Don't ask personal questions or act aggressively toward others. If you are the recipient of or witness to any threatening or rude behavior, you can report the situation to Uber. We'll address any report in accordance with our policies.
“Don't touch or flirt with other people in the car,” the rules state. Drivers are also banned from flirting. “As a reminder, Uber has a no sex rule. That's no sexual conduct between drivers and riders, no matter what.”
High safety standardsSee our Community Guidelines. All drivers must pass a background check before driving with Lyft. After that, they're required to pass an annual background check. We also continuously monitor for criminal convictions.
Rider information shared with Driver: As part of surfacing the ride request and enabling the ride, we share with the Driver the Rider's pickup and destination, location, name, profile photo, rating, Rider statistics (like approximate number of rides and years as a Rider), and information the Rider includes in their ...
If you are noticing that it is taking a while for your ride to match with a driver is it most likely because there are not enough Lyft drivers signed into the app to meet the demand.
Advocates for drivers being treated as employees argue that Uber and Lyft set workers' pay, dispatch them to trips, and monitor their work as closely as they would an employee's, even using technology to ask passengers in mid-ride whether their driver is acting erratically based on a vehicle's speed.
Can You Request a Female Uber Driver? No, you cannot request a driver based on gender, neither male nor female. Though female passengers may be more comfortable with a female driver, especially at night and in a deserted or unfamiliar area, it can be discriminatory to ask for a female driver only.
How do I tell my Uber driver to be quiet? All riders have to do is click either Quiet preferred or Happy to chat in the ride preferences section of the app after requesting a car.