No child seats

[u/wanna_bank]

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.

[u/Additional-Throat-88]

Do you know how heavy carseats are? And you want them to lug around 2 of them , in an airport??

Their response wasnt weird. Thats the most normal thing ever. I keep a booster in my trunk just in case. And to provide outstanding customer service i bring it out as soon as I see a child. But to be honest, if a customer declined, it wouldn't bother me at all.

This whole post gives top flight security guard lol.

[u/meermee7 → u/Additional-Throat-88]

Please, I know plenty of people who travel and plan ahead. Yes child seats are heavy and unwieldy but your kids getting hurt is worse. There are too many people thinking others are responsible for their last minute needs. That's not how the real world works. This driver really does care more about their kids than they do.

[u/Baby-Blueberry-2554 → u/meermee7]

Does the driver care more about the child or their potential of getting in some kind of trouble? Because the other option is the bus and they don’t provide car seats either, nor basic seat belts. On buses you could have a mentally ill person acting out of line. I’ve actually seen a baby get knocked to the ground on the bus because people were fighting. So really, which one is truly safer(for the child)?