It was not a requirement to sign up. The rest of the story was I did not have the picture with the cane taken at the time I signed up. I tried later to add it to my profile and could not. I wrote to Lyft to ask if they would add it for me. They eventually replied that, unfortunately, they were not able to do so. So, I do not have that picture for identification.
Lyft may be a lot of things in the transportation arena, but accommodating is not one of them. Nor are they timely answering customer inquiries. I do use them a bit, and I have seen a definite decrease in service over the past six months. Also, there has been diminished enthusiasm in their drivers. I am afraid these don't bode well for continued excellent, affordable service. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 7:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Questions about Lyft app Don't recall having to take a photo when I signed up and definitely don’t' have one on my profile now. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of SSEric Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 2:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Questions about Lyft app It could vary city to city, but I was told that Columbus drivers are recommended to use Wayz for their navigational app. A suggestion for those about to sign up, Lyft does ask for a photo. I had one taken of me holding my white cane, so hopefully drivers would know to look for a blind person and bus identify themselves. On Nov 2, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: The address is corrected when requesting a ride. double tap the pick up location if it is incorrect and enter a new one in the enter field. I do this with dictation. confirm the address the app found in its mapping database if it is correct. I took a Lyft ride home from work last week when my white cane broke and I didn't have a spare. I was picked up in six minutes in a Cadillac by a 21 year old driver from the neighborhood who had been driving for Lyft for just two weeks. He was mindlessly going to hop on two expressways during a Chicago rush hour to take me home. He was following directions presented in Apple Maps. if we did that, my travel time would have doubled. Fortunately, we did not and used city streets. as to service area, e-mail Lyft and explain you are blind and cannot visually see the coverage map. Ask the company to describe its service area in your city. Kelly > On 11/1/14, Ezzie Bueno <ezziebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Cheryl: > Lyft automatically locate the precise address in which you are > located. I have not yet tried changing the address of a pick up > location, as it has always located me exactly where I need to be picked up from. > You can enter a destination before requesting a pick up. But be > careful not to request a pick up, as it doesn't confirm once you press > the button. I had a pick up request by accident, and was charged five > dollars because I didn't > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 1, 2014, at 5:42 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> >> I just downloaded the Lyft app and also looked on the website and I >> had a couple of questions. >> >> When you log in and complete your profile, is there a way to correct >> your address in the pickup field or do you correct it when you are >> actually requesting a ride? >> >> 2. 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