Nashville Police save 2 women from intoxicated ‘fake’ Uber driver mid-trip

Metro Nashville Police saved two women from a potentially dangerous situation last week, as they were in a vehicle they believed to be their Uber. The stranger driving them, Milian Tesfay, had picked them up on West End and had driven them out of the way of their destination, and was no Uber driver at all.

Meet Uber Driver Alan Lamb & His Charges: 3 Assaults, 2 Harassments, 3 Drugs, & More…

Would get in an Uber with someone that had plead guilty to an assault charge? how about an assault with physical contact? how about an assault w/threat of bodily injury? What if they had had plead guilty of drug possession, and three probation violations? Now let’s add on charges for 2 more drug possessions, 2 more harassment charges. a driving on a suspended license, speeding, and no insurance? let’s add a state citation for illegal gambling. Despite background checks, it appears this person drives for Uber as a rideshare driver.…

Lyft Driver Arrested for Stealing Passenger’s Purse in Nashville

During Nashville’s CMA Fest week in June, rideshare drivers from nearby cities came to Nashville to make some extra cash and help with the projected spike us of rideshare services such as Uber & Lyft. Keleian Dawson, a Memphis resident, was driving in Nashville for Lyft during this week. When he picked up a passenger from Winner’s bar on Division St – he is reported to have kept more than just his fare. According to police reports from the MNPD, he stole his rider’s purse when she fell asleep in his…

How Many Hours is your Uber/Lyft Driver Driving?

What if you could make $300 a day, would you work any number of hours to get to that goal? What if you were responsible for a passenger in your car, and that job was driving? That’s exactly what’s happening in Nashville with the Uber and Lyft drivers. We’ve found drivers working over 15 hours in a day behind the wheel. How would you feel knowing your Uber/Lyft driver was working 15 hours behind the wheel? Would you feel that was safe for them to drive you to your destination?…

Lyft Passenger Banned for being “just one of those women where she knows it all”, “alpha female”, “biggest most arrogant, conceited bitch”, According to Driver Shawn Reed. But Was She?

Nashville Lyft Driver Shawn Reed describes a passenger as “just one of those women where she knows it all, alpha female”; “the biggest most arrogant, conceited bitch”. What brought about this description of a passenger by her driver? Imagine if you’re a person that is sensitive to loud noises & bright lights – maybe you just have a headache, and you just want to get home. To be safe, you request a Lyft. The Lyft app tells you when the driver is arriving, and despite that, the driver has sent…

Lyft CRL Agent Danielle Dame has Driving Crisis of Her Own – DUI Charge

Lyft has a special department to help their drivers that get pulled over, in accidents, or other emergency situations – it’s called the CRL, or Critical Response Line. The agents are staffed here in Nashville, and one of those agents here in East Nashville that normally helps others through emergency situations found herself on the opposite end of the situation. Meet Danielle Dame. On Tuesday, MNPD responded to a traffic accident, where she was found to be at fault at the scene. Normally this would be nothing newsworthy, just another…

Nashville Uber/Lyft Driver Marc Bills Says Protesters from Black College Should be Pepper Sprayed & Chained To a Tailgate

On Wednesday, around a hundred students from historically black Fisk University protested the election of Donald Trump as President Elect, and shut down traffic on several streets near the capitol. Nashville Uber & Lyft drivers were among the first to be impacted by the delays, and make their disappointment known via social media. Most were understanding, some agreed, some disagreed, but some were outright belligerent about their disgust of the protestors, and other drivers agreeing with them. Driver Marc Bills surprised many when he came out with his thoughts on…

Nashville UBER Driver to Passenger: “You have a small penis”

Sometimes, you just can’t make this stuff up. Do you look like Zach Galifianakis and drive for Uber in Nashville? If so, we need to talk. We’re just going directly to the report: I just had a passenger tell me that his last Uber driver was cutting him down, telling him that he had a little…….I’ll just say wanker. Straight up class and professionalism right there; I can’t believe some of these people have a job. And I’m not the type who usually cares what other drivers say or do,…

Uber: Why Passenger Rating Matters – Are Drivers Refusing Your Ride? – Jonathan Russell

Just because they CAN, doesn’t mean they SHOULD. We’re talking about Uber & Lyft drivers cancelling or not accepting a ride request, just because a passenger has a ‘low rating’. Passenger Ratings should not have any effect on whether your ride request is accepted or cancelled, because as we’ve seen – there are any Uber Nashville and Lyft Nashville drivers in town that Give out 1-Star ratings for passengers just because they won’t buy the driver pizza, or want to go through a drive-thru, or don’t take a trip long…