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> I am almost certain that Uber is more likely to obey disability laws than "Joe's taxi" with a few cars. Knowing the lawsuits from people who've been refused
by lazyasciiart 5y ago
> I am almost certain that Uber is more likely to obey disability laws than "Joe's taxi" with a few cars.
Knowing the lawsuits from people who've been refused rides from a regular Uber because they have a service dog, or their wheelchair 'probably won't fit' (I think I can tell you whether the wheelchair I usually put in the trunk of a car is likely to fit in your trunk, thank you), I am not.
But there are also specific accessible taxis. How do I call an Uber that will take a powered wheelchair?
- Scoundreller 5y agoUberWAV (wheelchair accessible vehicle) is a thing in “select markets”: https://www.uber.com/us/en/ride/uberwav/ https://www.uber.com/us/en/ride/uberwav/ No idea how it works in practice but it’s a thing in Toronto.
- bko 5y agoBecause people can actually sue Uber and they can get a lot of money and publicity. You can't sue Joe's taxi. I mean you could try, but I don't think people aren't suing because they are follow all applicable laws and regulations to a tee
- lazyasciiart 5y agoYou don’t have to sue Joe’s taxi, you complain to the regulators and they can lose their taxi license. Generally people aren’t suing because it’s expensive and a giant pain to do, which is why having a regulatory body that will handle this stuff is better for consumers than relying on court action.