INTRO Hi, my name is Jared. I work for LegalRideshare. I’m guessing you clicked this post for two reasons: #1) you’re curious and #2) you’re suspicious. I don’t blame you. Since the beginning drivers have been overlooked, overworked and massively underpaid. After years of disappointment it’s hard to believe anyone…

Shared rides return, gas stops drivers and Uber considers an exit. LegalRideshare breaks it down. MONDAY 6/20/22 Gas prices have pushed drivers out of DoorDash. The Lebanon Reporter explains: As gas prices now have climbed to over $5 a gallon, delivery drivers for services including DoorDash are debating if the service’s pay…

Uber still paying a price for a crash, a court blocks a ballot question and robots hit the streets. LegalRideshare breaks it down. MONDAY 6/13/22 Uber’s fatal 2018 AV crash is still front and center. Clean Technica added: As the case wound its way through the legal system, there have been many…

Demand is down, rivals partner up, and Uber gets “resistant”. LegalRideshare breaks it down. MONDAY 6/6/22 It appears rider demand in Seattle hasn’t returned. Seattle Times reported: If it feels to Gahayr and his fellow Seattle-area drivers like the passengers haven’t returned, it’s because they haven’t. In the first quarter of 2022…

A scooter injury settles big, Washington sets a first, and Uber takes an L. LegalRideshare breaks it down: MONDAY 5/30/22 A neglected pothole cost the City of Chicago $600,000 after an e-scooter rider got seriously injured and LegalRideshare stepped in to help. CBS News reported: In June of 2019, Eloy Scheunemann…

The more time drivers spend on the road, the more likely they are to be in an accident. …

Ex-Uber executives tell all, Lyft slashes budgets and Amazon suffers from an injury crisis. LegalRideshare breaks it down. MONDAY 5/23/22 Ex-Uber executives are telling all about how drivers’ earnings were cut. TechCrunch reported: Alissa Orlando, a former Uber executive in Kenya, said that she left the ride-hailing company in February 2017 after…

The City of Chicago agreed to settle an electric scooter rider’s personal injury lawsuit for $600,000, after more than two years of litigation, over a pothole-related crash. The plaintiff, Eloy Scheunemann, alleged that, on June 18, 2019, he was seriously injured when his rented e-scooter encountered a “baseball-sized” hole, in…

Cities get money, prices go up, and Colorado gets stricter. LegalRideshare breaks it down. MONDAY 5/16/22 With traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is stepping in. Yahoo! news reported: With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address…