HAIL FOR LYFT DRIVERS

HAIL FOR LYFT DRIVERS

Drivers in our focus groups shared the psychological toll of working for an app.

As a result, drivers live in a state of chronic stress, driving for low pay with unpredictable earnings and a lack of control while driving.īecause you don’t have the time to stop and do what you know you’re supposed to do… So do I be healthy and take care of me?… Do I take my breaks?… Or do I chase that dollar? A lot of times, one gets pitted against another. Lyft and Uber maintain a constantly shifting dynamic for drivers as the companies decrease driver earnings per ride, add new drivers to their platforms, and eliminate the promise of flexibility in when and where to drive. The unpredictability of ride-hail driving fuels economic insecurity, which is bad for health. Jobs that don’t offer livable wages force families to choose between paying rent, buying healthy foods, or seeking health care. A family’s income directly impacts their ability to meet their basic needs. We need economic security to thrive, successfully manage stress, and prevent disease. The Economic Insecurity of Ride-Hail Driving is an Emerging Public Health Issue Our research comes from data we gathered from talking with ride-hail drivers in Northern California, interviews with occupational health and economics experts, and existing literature on economic security and the ride-hail and taxi industries.

Human Impact Partners (HIP), in collaboration with Gig Workers Rising, conducted a health impacts study to examine the ways that driving for a ride-hail company like Lyft or Uber affects someone’s health and well-being. Research report in collaboration with Gig Workers Rising, examining the health impacts of driving for a ride-hail company like Lyft or Uber.

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