What is the proper protocol for handling a young couple with a 2 year old when you have no car seats? Does lyft have an option for folks who need a car seat?, don't tell me they expect us to provide for this because you would need several different car seats for the different ages of kids
This happens often enough I wonder if Lyft/Uber even informs their passengers... lol... wait, what am I talking about? They'd LOSE MONEY IF THEY WERE HONEST. In the meantime, if uninformed naive new drivers haul children around without proper restraint, THEY would get the ticket, not the irresponsible parents.
"
Children under
age 4 must be properly secured in a
child restraint system in the rear
seat, if possible. They must then ride in a
booster seat until they turn 8, weigh more than 80 lbs., or are taller than 4 feet 9 inches."
Also, putting a too-small sized child on a booster seat can result in the child being decapitated in the event of an accident, if not ejected from the car altogether.
Even if it's "Just down the block" as I've heard numerous times. LAZY A$$ PEOPLE, JUST WALK. Or take the bus. Ugh.
What degenerates are ordering a ride share vehicle and will just sit their kid anywhere......oh, I know, the type that my tax dollars pay for.
In a nutshell. I suspect, somehow, Lyft is subsidized by the government in many cases.
Ignore Obvious Man from Laughalot.
When I arrive with locked doors, I roll down the window a bit, and I ask if they have a car seat. I then explain the legal ramifications of driving their child around without a carseat. Then tell them they need to cancel the ride. I drive away and send Lyft a message about the ride, and request a cancellation fee. I usually have to report it twice to get any ones attention. The cancellation fee, (if not showing up in your earnings) will show up in the "bonus" category.
I had it happen today, ride took me to a medical building. She calls me "I'm at the apartment next door" (are others automatically cancelling apartment rides like me?) and as I drove around looking for her, finally found her with TWO rugrats and ONE car seat. I said I couldn't drive her with the one seat and that she needed to cancel. As I'm pulling into the parking lot to turn around, I get ANOTHER call from same woman. She cancelled that one quickly. I should have just sat there accepting all her idiot requests. I'm sure she eventually got someone new who went along with this nonsense. Lyft needs to make it easier to report these cases, because it's a waste of our time.
