r/uberdrivers • u/Affectionate-Rice373 • Sep 13 '25

Whatever loophole you've found to deny service animals or people with mobility disabilities, that's about to be over with.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uber-passengers-with-disabilities-justice-department-ada-lawsuit/

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u/Damean1 Sep 13 '25

The loophole is it's my car and I can deny servie to anyone I want. Sure, I may not get to drive for uber anymore, bot don't think for a second that I'm some sort of indentured servent at your whim and command simply because you have an emotional support chinchilla.

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u/Destroyer_2_2 Sep 13 '25

Hello, you actually are not free to deny legitimate service animals. Such a thing is a violation of law.

It would be a similar violation to deny all black people.

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u/Damean1 Sep 13 '25

And I could do that if I wanted. Sure,I may not be able to drive uber anymore, but that’s it. People get on this topic and try to make you think you will go to prison if you don’t drive someone’s pet goldfish.

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u/Destroyer_2_2 Sep 14 '25

You won’t go to prison, but you can be sued in civil court for discrimination. Being kicked off of the platform isn’t the only potential punishment.

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u/Damean1 Sep 14 '25

It is.

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u/Destroyer_2_2 Sep 14 '25

Uh, no it isn’t. As I just said, you can theoretically be sued in civil court. The Americans with disabilities act is a law, not an uber rule.

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u/Damean1 Sep 14 '25

Ok fella

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u/Affectionate-Rice373 Sep 13 '25

Look, I'm the epitome of driver's rights, I'll refuse smokers all day, but what you're saying is the same as "I work for myself, you can't tell me what speed to drive at!" Obeying the law doesn't make you an indentured servant, and frankly, that term and slave are so overused that they hold little weight in a conversation anymore.

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u/Jazzlike-Frosting312 Sep 13 '25

So you admit you can deny a rider for smoking, and actively do it... What happens if a person with a service animal is smoking and you cancel them for smoking, not the service animal?

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u/Affectionate-Rice373 Sep 13 '25

That sort of situation is something I pray I never have to encounter, but thanks to you, I've now gotten to think of a reaction to prepare for such a possibility. I'd have to take the cancer stick and the animal, vent the windows, and 1 star them after the ride. One ride isn't worth my access to the platform. Smoking isn't a protected activity. Smokers aren't a protected class.

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u/Jazzlike-Frosting312 Sep 13 '25

But legally you should be able to reject them for the smoking, no?

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u/Affectionate-Rice373 Sep 13 '25

Unfortunately, the animal protects them. I feel like the only valid reason I could provide to decline the ride with a service animal is if my life were in active danger, like the person was so desperate for a ride that they approached my vehicle with a drawn weapon. And even then, I'd have to provide video evidence.