5.7.20 - Lyft Is The First Rideshare App To Require Masks For Drivers & Riders
'Following in the footsteps of the airline industry, rideshare apps are beginning to codify health and safety recommendations into company-wide requirements. Today, Lyft became the first rideshare app to require masks for both riders and drivers, among other health and safety requirements that users must agree to before beginning a ride.'
'"We've spent about $2.5 million on sanitizing supplies and hundreds of thousands of masks for drivers," says Angie Westbrock, Head of Global Operations and Head of Lyft’s Covid-19 Response Task Force. "We've set up no-contact distribution in most of the outdoor locations within our hubs where drivers come to pick up the supplies. We're distributing cloth masks, and it's important to understand that masks are in place not to protect yourself, but to protect the people whom you're around. This is a core part of Lyft's values and how we think about protecting our community and just demonstrating to others that you care about them."'