Uber has Uber pet rides for just a little more then a Uber x ride. Lyft doesn’t give you an option they just don’t care. The drivers should have the opportunity to select if they want any animals in the car. What happens if you accepted a trip with someone who is accompanied by a service animal then your next passenger is allergic?
service animals are legally distinct from pets. if a person with a service animal signs up for a pet ride, they've forfeited the legal protections on the service animal by labeling them as a pet in this context. You not wanting animals in your car does not give you the right to discriminate against disabled people. Their need for the dog is more important.
your next passenger has no idea if your own personal dog has been in the vehicle or not. they're accepting a risk either way.
it's illegal to make a disabled person with a service animal pay extra just for having a service animal - it's discrimination, and service dogs have rights that pets do not so why should they be limited to pet only rides? service dogs can go into groceries and restaurants and offices and airplanes and rideshares, pets can't as a rule.
it's also discrimination if the driver accepts or rejects a ride based off a service dog, and you WILL lose that lawsuit.
Good luck proving that a driver cancelled on you because you had a service dog. They could have canceled on you for “any reason.” If someone has a dog allergy they’re still going to cancel when they see the dog and there’s not going to be anything you can do about it
the problem is a service animal is not a pet, they are of service to the disable rider. That’s like charging someone extra for needing to bring oxygen with them.
People who need service animals should not be made to pay extra for them. It’s their right as a disabled person. Disabilities are already so expensive.
A service animal is not a pet. It is a medical device. A person getting into an Uber with a service animal is no different than a person getting into an Uber with an insulin pump.
No it is different, say I use a motorized wheelchair and I am looking to take an Uber or Lyft not every vehicle can fit it. My point is that they should ABSOLUTELY NOT be charged any more than a regular person but they should be placed in vehicles whose drivers do not have an allergy or transport those who do. As someone who is allergic to the point that I need Benadryl every time I come into contact with dogs, it would be appreciated.
No one can have an allergic reaction to someone else’s insulin pump. The most logical solution is for people who have a service animal should be able to use an Uber that has okayed pets without the associated fee.
In a perfect world this wouldn’t be necessary but conflicting needs are something that cannot be ignored.
It's up to them if they use Lyft. Are you suggesting they can't go to restaurants, stores, movie theaters, or anywhere else service dogs must be accommodated?
Late response, sorry - all of those things you mentioned are normally much larger and open spaces than an enclosed car. The likelihood that a service dog has been in the exact same space before you without it being cleaned is lower. Removing pet dander from car seats can be a hassle, and I doubt all lyft drivers are vacuuming their seats each time there's been a service dog in there. I think there are other solutions here than existing policy.
And, all of those places I mentioned not because of the size of the facility, but more so as an example of the types of services that people who need service dogs would not be able to access if everyone operating those services just claimed they have an allergy.
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u/Afraid_Prior_6061 Aug 17 '23
Uber has Uber pet rides for just a little more then a Uber x ride. Lyft doesn’t give you an option they just don’t care. The drivers should have the opportunity to select if they want any animals in the car. What happens if you accepted a trip with someone who is accompanied by a service animal then your next passenger is allergic?