Maison Law represents Delano residents who are hurt in car accidents involving a Lyft car. Our personal injury lawyers aggressively seek compensation for our clients from reckless Lyft drivers and their employers. Please contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold Lyft fully responsible for recovery costs.
Delano Lyft Driver Dangers
Lyft makes money by putting more drivers on the road. In turn, this only adds to traffic jams and an increased risk of collisions and life-threatening injuries.
A Lyft driver speeding down High Street can put the occupants of other vehicles at risk and pedestrians and cyclists who might also be using the lanes or crossing at intersections. In some cases, it’s just a reckless normal driver who strikes a Lyft car, endangering passengers and the Lyft employee inside. These victims need trustworthy protection during recovery.
The increased dangers all stem from Lyft drivers being on the clock while they are also supposed to be monitoring traffic. It’s a tough balancing act, especially when a ride notification has just sounded.
These are just a few of the potential dangers that rideshare drivers face:
- Driver Distractions: One of the most common causes of Lyft accidents in Delano is distracted driving. Lyft drivers come into contact with a wide array of distractions such as glancing at a rideshare app for ride requests, texting and driving, and even speaking with passengers inside the vehicle. A distraction can quickly draw a driver’s attention away from the roads, causing a catastrophic collision.
- Unfamiliar Roads: Lyft drivers sometimes navigate unfamiliar roads. When a driver is in an area that they are not familiar with, they could engage in slow driving or make unexpected stops that lead to collisions.
- Fatigue: Lyft drivers sometimes work extensive hours trying to make as much money as they can. They may even work for other rideshares at the same time. When a driver spends long hours on the road without rest, they could become unfocused or fall asleep behind the wheel, which can lead to devastating results.
- Speeding: Lyft drivers may race from one destination to the next so that they can accept more passengers in a day. They can also hit the gas to keep a passenger happy and hopefully receive a good rating. Speeding increases the likelihood of an accident, as well as increases the chance for the accidents to inflict even more serious dangers.
- Unsafe Parking: Drivers sometimes do not find an actual parking spot when they are picking up a driver, as they expect it to be quick business. However, an unsafe pick-up area can easily lead to a serious accident.
If you or a loved one are hurt in a Lyft accident and the Lyft driver or another driver is to blame, you should speak to a Delano Lyft Accident Lawyer. Lyft will pay corporate lawyers and insurance adjusters to try to transfer blame away from its drivers after a crash. They’ll also be charged with trying to get you to accept as little as possible for your injury, or nothing at all.
Your Maison Law car accident lawyer is a safeguard for your case and investigates your accident and Lyft for you. Then the evidence is gathered and submitted in a claim demanding the maximum in compensation possible from the rideshare company.
What Should I Do After an Accident Involving a Lyft Driver?
You should first contact 911 and request an ambulance response if anyone is hurt. Then, if the scene is secure and you feel up to it, it’s an important time to collect all of the evidence you can find. This is critical because a lot of the best evidence will be cleaned up and cleared away once you leave the crash site.
Try to collect these important details:
- Give a full report to Delano police or the California Highway Patrol (CHP.
- Take photos. Get images of any signs or stickers identifying a Lyft vehicle and employee. Take pictures of the damage to the vehicles involved, any visible injuries, and street signs.
- Note the addresses of any businesses or homes with security cameras nearby.
- Get contact information from any witnesses.
- Exchange information with the Lyft driver and any other drivers involved. Get the Lyft driver’s employee number.
- Make an appointment with your doctor. See your doctor even if you’ve already been to the ER. Get full documentation on immediate injuries and any injuries that appear in the days to come. Follow your doctor’s recommendations.
Do Lyft Drivers Carry Insurance to Cover Me If I’m Injured in an Accident?
Lyft requires its employees to maintain personal car insurance policies. You will usually have to begin your accident claim with the driver’s insurance company. This may leave you frustrated because insurance companies aren’t always accepting when they find out their policyholders are driving for a rideshare. They could decide to reject your claim outright.
If your claim gets denied or the driver’s coverage doesn’t offer enough support, Lyft does carry supplemental insurance for accidents. Their help only applies under specific circumstances:
- If a driver is logged into the Lyft App but doesn’t have a customer request Lyft provides $100,000 total injury liability per accident and $25,000 property damage liability for accident victims.
- If a driver has accepted a ride request or has picked up the customer, Lyft’s policy offers one million dollars in liability insurance and one million dollars in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage until the rider is dropped off.
- If a Lyft driver hasn’t logged into the Lyft app yet or has just logged off, any victims in an accident would not be covered by Lyft insurance.
If Lyft attempts to escape blame, your car accident attorney would be questioning the business’s training methods and hiring practices. Lyft is responsible when they employ drivers with bad driving records.
What Kind of Compensation Can I Receive from Lyft?
You may be able to receive the same type of damages in your Lyft accident claim as you would in any other type of car accident. This would include support for your economic hardships, like medical invoices, and your non-economic damages. Non-economic hardships would include the PTSD symptoms you may suffer after a frightening collision observed from the back seat of a Lyft Car.
Your Maison Law personal injury lawyer demands support for these and other hardships be included on a Lyft car accident settlement check:
- Medical bills you have incurred or expect to incur
- Physical therapy costs
- Lifelong costs if you suffer a permanent physical disability
- Support for the pain you endure
- Support for the anxiety and depression caused by an accident
- Support for the loss of enjoyment of life a serious injury may cause
- Lost wages or future loss of earnings
- Wrongful death damages for families after a loved one is killed
Contact a Delano Lyft Accident Attorney Today
If you have been injured in an accident involving a Lyft driver, you should contact our Delano Lyft accident lawyers at Maison Law immediately. Filing an injury claim with Lyft and its insurance providers can be complex. It’s also easy to be tricked into accepting far less than you need to fully recover from an accident.
We offer a free and confidential case review to all Lyft victims. Please contact us today to schedule an appointment. It’s a no-risk way to determine what your case is worth and how to hold a rideshare fully liable.
And if you do need Maison Law’s help to secure more in support, you don’t need to worry about having the money to hire a lawyer. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement Lyft must provide.
