26 Crazy Things Lyft Drivers Have Found in Their Cars

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 03/29/2024 in wtf

Driving for a ride-share app is a great way to make a chunk of cash on the side, or even full-time. But it's not for the faint of heart. No matter what someone's 4.8-star passenger rating might indicate, there are some crazy people in this world, and they take Lyft and Uber too.

The "leaving something important in the back of a Taxi" rom-com trope is also applicable to ride shares, it's just that those "important things" aren't exactly what you're imagining. The Lyft drivers subreddit is full of drivers sharing images of the weird and wacky things passengers have left in the back seat. Sure Ann Hathaway's fashion portfolio is important to Meryl Streep, but so is one lady's pregnancy test. (Congratulations, you're not going to be a mom, now get that thing off of some poor river's back seat.)

Across Uber and Lyft passengers left plenty of drugs, weaponry, pets, toys, and bodily fluids. Perhaps the only item that was welcomed by the drivers was money... up to a certain point. When one passenger left a paper bag filled with thousands of cold hard bands, the driver had little choice but to hand it straight in. I've seen enough movies to know that's how you end up in a bad situation. From the Lyft and Uber driver subreddits, here are 26 of the craziest things rideshare driver have found in their cars.

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“I Found This On The Floorboard Starting My Shift For The Day!”
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“Found this in my trunk while doing my pre-shift inspection.”
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“Second week driving. Always felt hesitant to drive the bar crowd as a female, but gave it a shot one night. Had a guy put his hands on me and a couple other weird experiences, but overall felt OK doing it again. Next day, found this butter knife lodged in the backseat. Not feeling so OK anymore.”
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“Found this in my express rental just now. I don’t smoke but I left it on my neighbor's porch. His treat now. Hopefully it’s not laced.”
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“After a long slow Wednesday night my last two passengers were cool people and left nice tips.”
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“The last ride of the day added stops last minute, and I said no I would be ending the ride at the first stop so she is SCREAMING at me in the back seat, threatening me, so I pull over and tell her to get out and she SPITS ALL OVER MY SEAT. What kind of trash person does that?!”
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“Found in the car tonight.”
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“Pax left shoes in my car?”
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“Urine damage from a female drunk passenger.”
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“Passenger left this in my car!”
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“Passenger disappeared and left her dog. I've been waiting on this girl for almost 20 minutes and she isn't answering her phone.”
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“Found a tip? in my backseat after a afternoon shift.”
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“Picked up two super drunk guys from the strip club and they left a tip!”
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“Lost and found item of the week.”

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“I Found This On The Floorboard Starting My Shift For The Day!”
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“Found this in my trunk while doing my pre-shift inspection.”
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“Second week driving. Always felt hesitant to drive the bar crowd as a female, but gave it a shot one night. Had a guy put his hands on me and a couple other weird experiences, but overall felt OK doing it again. Next day, found this butter knife lodged in the backseat. Not feeling so OK anymore.”
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“Found this in my express rental just now. I don’t smoke but I left it on my neighbor's porch. His treat now. Hopefully it’s not laced.”
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“After a long slow Wednesday night my last two passengers were cool people and left nice tips.”
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“The last ride of the day added stops last minute, and I said no I would be ending the ride at the first stop so she is SCREAMING at me in the back seat, threatening me, so I pull over and tell her to get out and she SPITS ALL OVER MY SEAT. What kind of trash person does that?!”
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“Found in the car tonight.”
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“Pax left shoes in my car?”
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“Urine damage from a female drunk passenger.”
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“Passenger left this in my car!”
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“Passenger disappeared and left her dog. I've been waiting on this girl for almost 20 minutes and she isn't answering her phone.”
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“Found a tip? in my backseat after a afternoon shift.”
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“Picked up two super drunk guys from the strip club and they left a tip!”
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“Lost and found item of the week.”