‘I’m done’: Rideshare drivers on the brink of quitting over higher gas prices

Tamira Moncur didn’t fill up her tank at an Atlanta-area gas station last month because she was afraid she couldn’t afford it.

The teacher, who works part-time as a Lyft driver, doesn’t know how long she can keep up the side gig if the price of gas keeps climbing.

“I’m working now for rideshare, but I don’t know what that’s going to look like next week. Because if gas is $4 a gallon, I’m done,” she told CNN.

Moncur is one of the millions of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart drivers that depend on their cars to earn a living. Gas prices have

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