In some states you can’t have the same colors as emergency vehicles. My Lyft driver was pulled over for it Friday.
Talk to your Hub. See if is a common issue. He may have been looking for an excuse to pull you over. If the blue is an issue in Oklahoma then Lyft needs to address snd find a way to fix it.
As I have stated before… My passengers enjoy it, and isn’t it our job to make the passengers comfortable and happy while they ride with you??? If it’s not then why are you even doing it in the first place
You only use lyft lamp light on when stop that is legal not while moving, it can use anytime except cannot be in a moving vehicle
Since you have it in the middle, it’s real easy to reach over and turn it off. That’s what I do, then turn it back on when Im close to the pick up location. After I verify the pax address and whatnot I reach over and turn it back off. I just do it that way, except at airports, always on at airports.
Tell them that is purple unless you are one minute away from the passenger. Than the amp have the color that the passenger chooses to be seen better and recognized in night time so the passenger knows how to not get in someone else’s car and be robbed or kidnapped… Until that moment your Lyft amp will be PURPLE specially not to match the color red or blue… whoever can’t make a difference between PURPLE which is neither red and blue, can easily be sued no matter how good of a cop he is… distinguishing colors is a requirement in the police academy… they will understand imediately the porpoise of this device.
More than that the intensity of the device is UNDER 200 lumen and doesn’t lit up the ground in front of the car within five feet
I don’t know the story but things like this often can happen exactly because of missing the element that identifies the driver in front of the passenger.
Lyft does not release the amp and doesn’t operate in a state before making shore them documents and logos are completely legal and that means a lot of taxes paid in the right places and approvals (including from the state police) and judicial backup…
The moment when the amp is introduced on the market, all the features are explained in detail in order to be approved, including the colors that the passenger can set through their app.
I had a cop pull me over before too for that same reason. He then saw that it was purple and we had a laugh about it. I’m in Florida.
WOW! This is unbelievable! Lyft wants you to use the Amp because it’s free advertising for them. They don’t care if you get a ticket. Rarely do you really need it so the pax can identify you. Get rid of it.
Technically it is illegal to have it is some states back a year ago I picked up Logan green and his wife and explained how the Lyft dash could also cause seizures and it could be a liability and found his response is he didn’t care and that the driver would be liable at that point I was on my 9985 rides and I decided from that point I would drive for uber only and never Lyft again among other things he said about drivers
The AMP is optional. You do not need to have it to drive. I threw mine out when it showed up.
I also do not have any trade dress on my car either.
Dont care if he was the King of the world… The amp is a joke and illegal in most states. Most states do not allow any light besides white and amber projected from the front of the vehicle. I would have personally pulled over at that point, ended the ride, and ask him to find another Lyft.
Apparently I have a very popular vehicle here in Oklahoma… The signs and Amp help identify my vehicle
No where do the colors provided to be chosen suggest red or blue. Lyft engineers designed the amp with legality in mind. Please educate the officers when they pull you over, and if they give you a ticket, take it to court!
Been using the Lyft Amp for nearly 2 years now. Never been pulled over for it. That cop just wanted to pull you over. It’s not that serious.
you need to review your states rules on lights. in PA it’s illegal to have any lights though i see other Uber and Lyft drivers using theirs. If you get pulled over its your fault for not knowing the rules. Just go back to the stickers on windows and save your fines.
I live in Oklahoma. I have zero identifying marks on my car that I am a rideshare driver. I won’t even tell the pax my name, they have to tell me. So far, it’s not been an issue.
However, putting my phone in my windshield is an issue. Fellow drivers get in a hissy when they see me. So, I’m moving my phone to the dash.
People in your area just assume that everyone with a dash mount is Uber Lyft? Very competitive there it sounds like. We have tons of drivers too. In our local groups people don’t always like to help newbies n stuff like that. But they don’t act any kind of way when they see another Uber/Lyft.
I was wondering the same thing the other night. Not so much with the pink Lyft, but i saw a lot of similar type aftermarket Uber/Lyft that were blue or glowing blue. At first glance they strongly resemble the blue lights many first responders use.