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posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 11 2019, @09:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the lyft-says-uber-says dept.

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Lyft says it has more wheelchair accessible vehicles available in NYC

Lyft, which has faced at least one lawsuit pertaining to its alleged discrimination against people with physical abilities, announced today it has expanded its wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) service in New York City. Details on the blog are very scarce (we’ve reached out to Lyft for more info) but Lyft now has more than 20 partners in New York City to help increase WAV access.

“With more accessible rides on the road, we'll be better able to help New Yorkers with physical disabilities get around the city,” Lyft wrote in a blog post.

But it’s not clear how many wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available now than before. Previously, Lyft had just a five percent success rate for finding wheelchair-accessible vehicles for riders, while Uber had a 55 percent success rate, according to a 2018 report from the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. For both of these companies, they were able to find for non-accessible rides 100 percent of the time.

The lack of WAVs on Lyft and Uber have resulted in lawsuits for both companies. Last March, Disability Rights Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit against Lyft, alleging the company discriminates against people who use wheelchairs by not making wheelchair-accessible cars available in the San Francisco Bay Area.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @03:24PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @03:24PM (#799530)

    I wonder if Uber and Lyfrt allow vehicles with car seats? Or if you bring your own car seat? Maybe not because it's a liability?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @05:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @05:54PM (#799641)

    I do Uber on the side and people occasionally bring a child seat or booster seat for their kid. I'm not sure how it affects liability for either myself or Uber but I'd like to know.