Confessions of a Left Coast Rideshare Driver. Strippers, Rock Stars, Drug Smugglers. You never know who will be getting into your car tonight. Burt Hays spent four years driving for Uber and Lyft in Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Bay area. During that time he gave over 10,000 rides. He writes with the authentic voice of someone who was there, night after night, giving rides to real people in situations that were sometimes gritty, sometimes dicey, and sometimes comical. Now he'll share those stories with you.