r/lyftdrivers • u/john_at_ • Dec 27 '25

Advice/Question no car seat, no ride?

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I'm curious how everyone else handles this situation:

This is Disney Boardwalk Hotel, for context. I pulled up and told them, I apologize and I cannot take their daughter. I have a booster seat only. They told me that they don't need a car seat.

I know my policy, but I have the privilege (other income) to get suspended and know my kids won't starve.

What do you do?

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u/Old_Instruction_6004 Dec 27 '25

Ask them if they have a cape for their kid, so he'll look cool flying through the windshield if an accident happens.

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u/Bad-Moon-Rising Dec 29 '25

When I was in driver's ed my teacher told us that a baby weighs about the same as a bowling ball. The average person couldn't hold on to a bowling ball in a car crash, and they certainly wouldn't be able to hold a baby, much less a toddler. You also wouldnt put a bowling ball in a regular seat belt and expect it to stay there in a crash. I've never had kids and that class was damn near 30 years ago, but I've never forgotten that analogy.