Lyft has streak zones where you get $X extra for 3 rides. Say $12 for 3 rides in an hour in a given zone. The first one might take you slightly out of zone. Yo

Lyft has streak zones where you get $X extra for 3 rides. Say $12 for 3 rides in an hour in a given zone. The first one might take you slightly out of zone. You’ll get back to the zone and maybe you’ll wait 30m for a ride or maybe your 2nd ride will take you an hour away to the middle of nowhere and pay under $1/mile and $.30/minute. The market at that destination is dead so you’ll travel back without a paying customer. If you decline that ride you ruin the streak and forfeit any bonuses. I’ve had $21 streaks and the 3rd request is a 4hr drive away. You could take 2 truly awful rides that come out to pennies because of gas costs banking on the bonus and then the 3rd ride never happens. I’ve waited an hour to finish a streak only to give up. Meanwhile Uber is blowing up so it would seem the market isn’t dead at that time. There’s also anecdotal evidence to suggest new drivers get preferential rates to encourage the jump to full time only for it to dry up after the honeymoon phase and/or they’ve rented a fancier car through the rideshare app because drivers are bombarded with in-app ads to increase their income by renting a Tesla for example.