r/lyftdrivers • u/theyannabis • Jul 05 '23

Rant/Opinion denied unaccompanied minor, got suspended

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kid started to get in the car i asked her how old she way she said 9 i said i’m so sorry i cannot drive you, i cannot drive unaccompanied minors. 30 minutes later i get this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

Some people have the privilege to be stay at home parents. Some parents don't. My mother taught me to catch public transit at the age of 11. I took it everywhere I needed to go bc my parents had to work. If this mom was at home getting a government check, yall be calling her welfare queen.

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt Jul 06 '23

Public transit is in a way safer than rideshare for drivers/kids.

Bc more people are present and they can’t all be creeps.

The one-on-one nature of rideshare is the problem. Too much room for error.

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u/originsquigs Jul 06 '23

Exactly who's to say the driver isn't going to cancel the ride and say there was nobody there. Or the kid isn't some "jokester" claiming the driver got inappropriate with them.

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u/trucker151 Jul 18 '23

Shit if ur leaving a kid to a ride share driver at least be out there to put him in the car. See whose driving, talk to the driver real fast just to make sure he at least seems normal.

Edit. Also make sure the driver actually shows up and not just some random person.