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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by verelo on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:24PM (#16631712)
Major frustration i personally experience!

My dog isn't a service dog, he's just a friend, but sometimes I take the street car in to the office and my dog (Elvis) joins me. If it rains, or if i'm leaving in rush hour (when dogs are not allowed on transit here in Toronto), i take an uber or taxi home. Often Ubers reject me due to the dog, but i have no way of letting them know in advance other than by calling as soon as they accept (which i always do, but even when they say "yeah no worries" they often still reject after the call).

I just want to be able to mark that I have a dog with me, and for the uber drivers to know this when they accept. Surprising them with an animal is to no ones advantage.

We're talking about a Beagle, completely silent, normally just sleeps in cars, 22lbs, sits on my lap.

Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by jwilk on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:05PM (#16632044)
Translation for metric units users:

22 lbs ≈ 10 kg

Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by verelo on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:06PM (#16632059)
Thanks! I actually failed at this myself just now, he's 11.2kg (as of last week) so more like 24.5lb.

From Australia i think in kg but constantly convert to lb for everyone else.

Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by DanBC on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:18PM (#16632167)
There's a big difference between proper service dogs and pets.
Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by verelo on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:46PM (#16632457)
Totally! I would never suggest otherwise. My point is that animals appearing in your rides as a driver shouldn't come as a surprise. Example: UberX, do you reserve a seat for your service dog, or do you just select 1 seat? There should be no ambiguity here, it should be a clear and well understood process for both the rider and driver.