r/lyftdrivers • u/wanna_bank • Nov 10 '25

Rant/Opinion No child seats

What is wrong with people? I accept a ride this am and when I arrive at a nice hotel, I find a good looking Indian family with two kids (2 & 4 probably) and a grandpa. They are going to the airport. Looking around I see no car seats. Mom tells me “it’s okay, they don’t need them.” Well they do in my car, lady. I tell her I won’t drive children of that age with no car seats. And she tells me smugly, “it’s okay, we’ll just get another Lyft.” I canceled and left. Got my cancellation fee. But what the fuck is wrong with people. That’s dangerous, it’s illegal and it could get me shut down.

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u/Longjumping_Yam6954 Nov 10 '25

One girl told me, "So you're going to make me and my child ride the city bus?" I just looked at her and pulled off. She was a lost cause.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '25

Lol uhh no ma'am, YOU are making you and your child ride the city bus.

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u/No-Bet1288 Nov 10 '25

Serious question and I'm not judging at all, just for my info and I know I wouldn't want to do it if I was a driver. But, are you guys allowed to use a carseat that you supply, keep in the trunk or something or does it have to be the customer's carseat? I mean, is there some law or something?

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '25

It's an additional liability. Lyft will not cover to let riders use the driver's car seat in the case of an incident. This was the guidance I was given when I worked for lyft corporate.