Uber/Lyft Car Accident Attorneys

Uber was launched around 2010 in San Francisco and started as an app for Bay Area residents to acquire cheap and readily accessible rides. Since that time, Uber has spread globally and become a multibillion-dollar business, with thousands and thousands of drivers in dozens of nations.

Uber has brought many benefits to the regions where it functions, such as more affordable and higher quality service than many taxi services, thousands of new jobs generated, and reduced levels of drunk driving. But despite these advantages, Uber may also be problematic, especially concerning how it manages auto accidents.

Uber’s history of helping its drivers and passengers after an accident has not always been great. Even with drivers and passengers being insured, Uber’s insurance is supposed to help people who were injured in an accident. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.

People involved in an Uber accident will quickly see the company’s efforts to make the problem go away instead of giving the help and assistance the injured deserve.

Uber has an impressive record of success and has grown into a company valued at billions of dollars. What most people are not aware of is that Uber insures all of their drivers for 1 million dollars in liability and also for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage.

The majority of drivers don’t have more than $15,000 in insurance coverage. The insurance coverage that Uber provides for their drivers means that victims injured in an Uber accident can get great compensation.

Created in 2007, Zimride is a ride-sharing service that focuses on lengthy rides. It used the Facebook Connect application to connect passengers and drivers. Zimride continued to grow until it became the largest ride-sharing service in the nation.

Created by John Zimmer and Logan Green, the founders of Zimride, Lyft was introduced in 2012. Lyft began as an on-demand ride-sharing service for shorter trips. Like Zimride, the app connects drivers with people needing rides. Drivers and passengers are both able to rate each other with a five-star scale rating system.

Any driver can have an accident, But Lyft drivers face a different set of challenges that make them particularly prone to accidents.

Lyft drivers, both part-time and full-time, work for many hours a day, often late into the night, and travel regularly to areas they may not be that familiar with, all with the additional pressure of getting from point A to point B in a timely manner, as well as, making sure customers are satisfied. All these factors combine to create a difficult and often dangerous driving environment.

Lyft drivers often encounter difficulties after an accident because they usually have little knowledge of the necessary steps to be taken to receive adequate compensation. The same goes for passengers or anyone else involved in a Lyft car accident and were injured.

• A car accident caused by Lyft driver
• Motorcycle accident due to Lyft driver
• Lyft driver bicycle accident
• Pedestrian hit by Lyft driver
• Lyft driver injured due to other driver’s negligence
• Lyft passenger injury

An injured Lyft passenger, with rare exception, is never at fault in an accident. The one exception would be if the passenger became disruptive or violent to the point of causing the car accident (an intoxicated passenger disrupting the driver and causing them to hit another vehicle or object). That aside, Lyft passengers who are injured in a traffic accident cannot be considered guilty. The accident could be the fault of the Lyft passenger’s Lyft driver. Lyft drivers must pay attention to the rules of the road like any other driver.

Then there are the times when the Lyft driver is involved in an accident that was caused by the other driver. Either way, regular insurance is not sufficient for a Lyft accident.

Uber and Lyft both provide 1 million dollars of liability insurance, but you should hire an attorney to make sure you are getting the actual compensation you deserve. The accident attorneys at the Law Office of Michael F. Mahoney fight for the rights of the injured in the entire state of Massachusetts.