[Nfbmo] {Spam?} Re: Deputies: Uber driver refused ride to blind man, service dog

Shelia Wright sbwright95 at att.net
Sat Jul 9 00:16:49 UTC 2016


Not really. Many cab drivers drive their own vehicle. The alternative is
usually one of renting a car by the day which eats into the driver's earning
potential.

The same type of issues with dog guides come up with regular cab companies
too. The difference is that the regular cab driver sometimes will just be a
no show as they keep driving. Others are more bold and site allergies,
religion, or fear of dogs as why they can't take you in their car.

I don't even think the cab companies all cover injury to the driver or
pasengers.

 Discrimination is very real and it must be addressed when it occurs.
Regulations don't always ensure non-discrimination or passenger safety.
  
Programs like Uber and lift are newcomers I'm glad we have as transportation
options. Let's address the problem drivers and hold Uber responsible for
carrying out the settlement they have recently agreed upon. Let's not
conclude that the service as a whole is problematic. I get really weary of
people trying to justify why someone discriminated against one of us.

Shelia
   

 
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Subject: [Nfbmo] {Spam?} Re: Deputies: Uber driver refused ride to blind
man, service dog

And this is exactly the problem with Uber, or Lift or any other service that
puts all the risk on the 'contractor' (Uber drivers are not considered  
employees, legally).   A cab driver drives for a company vehicle,  carries 
company insurance, is paid a salary and receives all tips on top of  that.  
The more they drive, the nore they make, at little personal  risk.
    U
    Uber drivers pay for everything themselves (gas,  insurance, maintenance
), provide their own vehicle, and are not allowed to  accept tips.  If an
Uber driver gets in an accident, it's tough luck for  the driver - he is out
everything.  If a cab driver is in an accident, the  company bears the cost
- the driver is out nothing, though he could lose his job  if he is at
fault.
    
 So this is the problem - a cab is just as much a public conveyance as  a
bus or a train or a plane - there are hard fought laws that guarantee the
right of people to bring their service dogs into such vehicles.
 
   But when it's your own car, that's something quite  different.  Unlike a
cabbie, an Uber driver DOES take his car home, and if  a family member is
allergic to dog fur, that's a legitimate concern.
 
       Right now, the status of Uber drivers  is in legal limbo - they are
not considered to be employees of the company, do  not have assigned shifts,
have no benefits whatsoever, and can refuse to take on  riders for their 
own reasons.    
 
      Full disclosure, Uber is just the latest  example of the eroding
status of workers rights.  Uber has been thrown out  of cities and countries
all over the world, primarily because it's business  model is designed to
evade 
the  'public' part of 'public  transportation').    I hope Uber is taken to 
court over this  issue .  Uber has had many challenges to it's business
model in the last  few  years - they were thrown out of Austin, Texas
because they refused to  comply with state law that all cab drivers have
their fingerprints scanned for  criminal records.  Right now they skirt
public safety laws via their  business mnodel - courts may help to sort this
out.
   And of course, not all Uber drivers will refuse to allow a  service dog
in their vehicle, but it appears that right now, they are under no  legal
obligation to do so.
       This case could be a  game-changer.
 
Dan
    
 
 
In a message dated 7/8/2016 6:29:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
nfbmo at nfbnet.org writes:


His  daughter is allergic to dogs, so he didn't want to allow a service dog
in his  vehicle.

Source:

http://www.fox4news.com/news/u-s-world/170689636-story

We  have all heard stories of drivers refusing service to dog handling teams
on  the grounds they are allergic or fear dogs. But Uber introduces a new
wrinkle  into this battle. Since they use their own private cars, they can
claim that  relatives are allergic to dogs to refuse service.

This is not something  to be overlooked in light of the proposed settlement
with Uber now pending in  the court.

Regards

Daniel  Garcia


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