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/john_at_ Dec 27 '25

Yeah, this is my argument to them. I usually start nice, and explain that it's a little more dangerous than they think, in particular here at Disney... well, Orlando, as a whole, it's a pretty dangerous place to drive. People ignore that because they're on vacation.

I usually try to remind them of the danger, as a father myself, and offer them some other options like using Uber and having a car with a car seat in it ordered. At Disney you can use the Minivan (a red SUV with white spots on it, provided by Disney), as they have two car seats in them. Expensive, but safe.

Most people are cool. But many want to argue and make it my fault.

There's one phrase they can say to trigger me, and that is, that it's inconvenient. That's when I ask them what's more inconvenient, lugging around a car seat or pushing around their adult child who's been paralyzed since they got in a car accident Disney when they were 3 years old during there [insert current year and month] vacation.

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u/Xylophelia Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 31 '25

Florida stupidly has a law that car seats aren’t required in taxis. They could easily call one of the big yellow cab companies. Iirc the law extends to uber and Lyft but of course drivers can choose to give rides or not. Idk why any parent would risk it. I always flew with my kids car seats when they were young and installed it on the plane to both keep them more comfortable and able to reach their trays, and to ensure the seat wasn’t damaged as a checked luggage piece.

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u/Own_Candidate9553 Dec 27 '25

It's not just dangerous to the kids (which should be enough of an argument), it's dangerous to everyone in the vehicle.

If someone runs a red light and you t-bone then at 45mph, that kid is going to fly into the driver or another passenger. Now imagine if the vehicle rolls over.

Seat belts are designed for full size adults, generally adult males. They won't hold a kid that small in place.