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Uber drivers accused of turning away guide dogs

• JoeAltmaier 11y ago
  Maybe they don't like dogs in their car. Maybe an option when ordering a car, to avoid delay?
  • dalke 11y ago
    Their personal preferences don't matter. Guide dogs, or rather, visually impaired people who use guide dogs, are a protected class under US law. UK law too, from the quote "In the UK .. taxi and private hire drivers have to carry guide dogs and assistance dogs at no extra cost to the passenger." For the same reason, a driver cannot refuse to drive on basis of race, religion, sex, and several other protected classes - even if the driver doesn't like people because of one of those characteristics.
    • JoeAltmaier 11y ago
      Hey, not liking people (e.g. racism) and not liking dogs (who poop in your car) are very different things. I find it objectionable for the govt to decide its ok for someone's dog to foul my car.
      • dalke 11y ago
        The law does not say it's okay for someone's dog to foul your car, so you objection is irrelevant. The law requires that service animals be housebroken. Should a service dog foul your car then do the same thing you would do if your passenger, or the passenger's infant, fouled the car. Edit: A summary of the ADA requirements is at http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm . > A person with a disability cannot be asked to remove his service animal from the premises unless: (1) the dog is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it or (2) the dog is not housebroken. > If a business such as a hotel normally charges guests for damage that they cause, a customer with a disability may also be charged for damage caused by himself or his service animal.