Lyft Announces Half-Price (And Free!) Rides To The Polls For Midterms

[honest.abe]

Lyft will offer free and discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, the company announced Thursday.

Voters nationwide can score a half-off coupon code for Nov. 6 through voter registration groups including Vote.org, Nonprofit Vote and TurboVote.

Nonpartisan nonprofit groups Voto Latino, Urban League and the National Federation for the Blind also plan to help voters catch free Lyft rides to the polls in communities where they provide services.

?[W]e want to help people across America exercise their right to vote,” Lyft said in a blog post.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lyft-announces-half-price-free-201257021.html

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Love it! I am now a Lyft fan!

[OKNancy]

1. Great idea. n/t

[honest.abe]

2. Maybe Uber will follow suit.

[wryter2000]

3. Yay

I've never used Lyft or Uber, but if I do in the future, it'll be Lyft.

[msongs]

4. so they cutting the drivers' pay in half too? nt

[honest.abe]

5. This is about the company trying to do the right thing and get out the vote:

At Lyft, we’re working to improve lives by connecting people and their communities through the world’s best transportation. This Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 6), we want to help people across America exercise their right to vote.

It is estimated that over 15 million people were registered but didn’t vote in 2016 because of transportation issues.1 That’s why we’re committed to providing 50% off rides across the country, and free rides to underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation.2 More details on our plan:

Across the country, we’ll give away 50% off promo codes with our partners that encourage voter turnout. We’re thrilled to be working with Vote.org, Nonprofit Vote, TurboVote and more to help distribute codes to those who need them. We’ll also have a product integration to help passengers find their polling location.
For underserved communities, we’ll provide rides free of cost through nonpartisan, nonprofit partners, including Voto Latino, local Urban League affiliates, and the National Federation of the Blind.

https://blog.lyft.com/posts/2018/8/22/get-out-the-vote

[JI7]

6. these services offer discounts other times also. i don't think it affects the driver's pay if they

pick up a customer using the discount.

at least not directly. for example picking up someone using a discount will not mean less pay than if they had picked up someone not using a discount at the same time/place.

same as if you used a discount coupon at a restaurant , store or some other business.

[DFW]

7. Better send me a very fast, water-tight car

I vote in Dallas and will be in Germany on election day. Maybe I should just send in my absentee ballot after all. They might not have me home in time for dinner without breaking a speed limit or two.