My wife recently reconnected with a friend from college (20+ years ago) who is legally blind & living in MA. And I recently worked with a MA resident that is legally handicapped. Both of them have, through some state service, access to some number of free Uber rides each month. I know in the Boston area there is/was a state run car service for the handicapped, but using Uber apparently provides much more coverage & flexibility.
As long as the Uber drivers are being paid appropriately for this service I see it as a great service for the handicapped. I’d hate to see them lose it…
RalphFurley@lemmy.world 4 months ago
As someone who lives here and doesn’t drive, services like this are extremely valuable to me
chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
I get that, but they deserve to be paid a livable wage like everyone else.
RalphFurley@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I agree and I’m happy to pay more. I just hope this doesn’t go away.
errer@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Why do these drivers get paid a 50% higher wage than minimum wage? EMT drivers don’t even get this much
chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
EVERYONE deserves a liveable wage, including the people you mentioned.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You’re right, and I’m angry too.
EMT drivers should be paid more (as well as the Uber/Lyft drivers)!
WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 4 months ago
Because part of the time they aren’t being paid at all for their work and a good chunk of that money goes into the vehicle and fuel itself. After accounting for all the unpaid labor hours and expenses, it probably still comes out sub-minimum-wage.
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 4 months ago
You guys need public transportation.
fishpen0@lemmy.world 4 months ago
We have it but the trains are catching on fire and derailing and they shut the orange line down for a month to try to fix it. Meanwhile one of our main tunnels is also collapsing so that’s shut down too. My home is one mile from downtown and it’s also directly on a bike path that goes into the city, which is also closed because it’s also collapsing into the mystic river. It currently takes me 40 minutes to get downtown no matter what transit I take including walking.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
most public transport worldwide isn’t trains, it’s buses