Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service Over Two Dozen Times

Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by naeo98th34tao on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:13PM (#16632112)

No, it means they have to be prepared for it, possibly with face masks they can wear and epi-pens if necessary. How do they deal with walking down the street when there are dogs coming around a blind corner? Do you expect people to not ever own or walk dogs because people on the street might be allergic? Besides, most proper cabs have bullet proof glass between the front and back seat, so it's probably not really an issue anyway.

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:17PM (#16632150)

I assume the allergy situation is different for encountering a dog on the street versus in closed close quarters such as a vehicle.

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by dragonwriter on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:26PM (#16632827)

> Besides, most proper cabs have bullet proof glass between the front and back seat

That seems very location dependent.

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by TillE on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:14PM (#16632725)

I don't know of anybody who goes into anaphylactic shock due to dog hair, so an epi pen would be a bit much. Standard OTC allergy meds are fine.

Anyway, unless you're constantly carrying around dogs or have unusually severe allergies, this seems like a minor irritant.

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by kbutler on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:29PM (#16632861)

Your experience may be common, but it is not universal.

https://www.aaaai.org/ask-the-expert/dog-anaphylaxis

https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Al...

"In a small number of cases, particularly among asthma sufferers, there can be the risk of a severe asthma attack, and there have been very occasional reports of the most severe, lifethreatening form of allergy (anaphylaxis). "

"You may also be advised to use a preventer (steroid) inhaler and nasal spray starting the day before any unavoidable exposure, for example a planned visit to a home where you know there is a cat. As stated above, if your doctor believes your symptoms could be very severe, you are likely to be prescribed adrenaline (also known as epinephrine) The adrenaline injectors prescribed in the UK at present are Emerade®, EpiPen® and Jext®."

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by benchaney on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:41PM (#16632392)

People are legally allowed to avoid dogs they encounter on the street.

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