[Electronics-Talk] New Way to Use Uber and Lyft Without a Smartphone

Tue Apr 10 03:44:35 UTC 2018

I disagree with Tracy's position and a few others below!
I'm blind, but not a dog user.

If a driver is indeed allergic to dogs, a blind person should have the 
curtosy to inform Uber or Lyft that they have a dog guide.
This may influence the size of vehicle if there are several people traveling 
with or without dogs and especially if one selects a pool trip.
You could have a pool passenger who is allergic to dogs as well. Now, I 
don't know how one would handle this sticky situation.
But 99&44 100% people on Uber I'm sure don't ride with dogs. So why penalize 
one driver who can pick up many more non dog users than dog users?
To me, having a dog guide is like adding a second passenger or PCA 
equivalent, thus should be required to declare itwhen booking a trip with 
above or even Access or train and air as well...

Just my opinion.
ronsmith131 at gmail.com

From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2018 7:14 PM

Long live the golden rule.
Wow!

Vince

From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 6:44 AM

I do not say I have a service dog when I call for Uber.  If someone is
allergic, then they shouldn't be driving for the public.  Harsh?  Maybe,
but it's excuse #1, and most of the time it's just that, an excuse not to do 
something.
Tracy

On Behalf Of Carol Feazell via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 6:05 PM

As a point of curiosity and personally not a service dog user, do you
identify the fact that you have a dog when calling for a ride? I'm  thinking
that what if a person was legitimately allergic to dogs. I realize that 
this
is not the reason most would not want them in their cars. Understand, I do
appreciate anyone getting a raw deal with a dog and I personally am a
doglover, just don't have a dog of any type currently. Still think of the
ones from the past, however. Oh well, so much for that. Do take care and
hope for good rides for all.

Carol Jean

From: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 3:55 PM

Well, if this driver admitted directly to you that he was allergic to  dogs,
he wasn't very bright.  I suppose he could have given you a low rating
instead to protect himself, and then you would have had no way of knowing
why you were being denied service in the future.

Gerald

From: Mike via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 3:34 PM

I just got a lyft driver permanently removed because he said he was allergic 
to dogs. It was very easy & all done with in 1 hour. They even gave me  back 
the money I payed another driver to go home & gave me a $5 credit. You can 
call Lyft at 503-503-1748.
Mike

From: Andy Baracco  <wq6r at socal.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 2:39 PM

What you say can be true, but it also can be true for taxi and even
paratransit drivers.  Uber and lyft do have policies in place regarding
service animals, but that doesn't garantee that there won't be issues.
This is why it is important to be familiar with local, state, and Federal 
antidiscrimination laws, especially those that pertain to people with 
disabilities and service animals.

Andy

From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 3:37 AM

Keep in mind that Uber and Lift may not be available in all areas.  In 
general, if you live in a large city and your neighborhood is not well 
served by yellow taxi cabs, it is not likely to be served by these 
ride-sharing services, either.  That's because Uber and Lift drivers tend to 
concentrate where the cabs are, because that's where the business is.
Taxi cabs tend to serve rich neighborhoods and avoid poor neighborhoods.
The same is true of Uber and Lift.  Another dirty little secret about
these services that many consumers are not aware of is that drivers
actually rate passengers, so that passengers that consistently receive
negative ratings from drivers bmay not be able to book rides in the
future.  So a blind passenger who travels with a guide dog may constantly
receive negative ratings from drivers who dislike dogs riding in their
vehicles.  To me, this is a blatant violation of privacy rights.

Gerald

From: Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 10:25 PM
>>> I believe that you set up payment info when you sign up for Go Go. It is
>>> done with a credit card, as Uber and Lyft drivers do not accept cash, 
>>> even
>>> though I believe that you can tip an Uber driver with cash.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Michael Russillo via Electronics-Talk"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Drew Hunthausen via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Michael Russillo" <plrussillo at comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 6:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] New Way to Use Uber and Lyft Without a
>>> Smartphone
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ah, interesting. Good idea; I'm curious as to how one pays their 
>>>> driver;
>>>> I understand with the smartphone app the rider sets up payment through
>>>> PayPal or something so the Uber or Lyft driver can be paid; I'm curious
>>>> if this'll work with this service, and how safe is it to give monetary
>>>> info to Gogo if one goes through them to register? Meanwhile i'll take 
>>>> a
>>>> gander at the site; thanks for that info; could be really helpful as I
>>>> don't own any smartphone and I'm not of the tapping school, but
>>>> old-school physical buttons.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/5/2018 9:45 PM, Drew Hunthausen via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>>> So this service uses Uber and Lift drivers?
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
>>>>> Of
>>>>> cheez via Electronics-Talk
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 6:31 PM
>>>>> To: Electronic Talks <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: cheez <cheez at cox.net>
>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] New Way to Use Uber and Lyft Without a
>>>>> Smartphone
>>>>>
>>>>> New Way to Use Uber and Lyft Without a Smartphone:
>>>>> GoGo is an automated hotline that lets people use Uber and Lyft 
>>>>> without
>>>>> needing a smartphone.
>>>>>
>>>>> Uber and Lyft are available nationally; when you use GoGoGrandparent,
>>>>> we'll
>>>>> send you whichever one is cheapest at the time that you make your
>>>>> request
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>>>>> of a cab.
>>>>>
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>>>>> with
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>>>>> to
>>>>> pick
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>>>>> we
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>>>>> pickup
>>>>> location. Once the driver arrives, they tell the driver where they 
>>>>> want
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>>>>> fifteen
>>>>> minutes, typically less.
>>>>>
>>>>> To register free of charge, please call (855) 464-6872 or visit
>>>>> <gogograndparent.com/register>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   Vince
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