See https://chuangcn.org/2020/11/delivery-renwu-translation/ for another expose on the brutality of working conditions imposed on delivery workers in China, by a Marxist collective

  • JamesConnollysStache [any]
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    4 years ago

    Better accessibility for disabled passengers. You can request a car to fit your needs. You might not always get it, but at least it's a thing.

    • fuckhaha [any,none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      I believe this is equally true of taxis most places but tbf I don't really know. Do you mean how Uber has different sizes of car, or do they specifically have wheelchair taxis? Medical taxis used to be a thing, and I have seen wheelchair taxi services before, but I have no guess as to how common those are or were. If its only a matter of size however, places I've lived you could get any size taxi from the same taxi company

      • JamesConnollysStache [any]
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        4 years ago

        Yes, primarily vehicle size requests (some disabled people need a larger or higher vehicle). Many local taxis companies (if they exist where you are) are not so flexible. Somewhere like New York, disabled friendly services are hard to come by. There are things like the city's access-a-ride, but disabled people shouldn't have to go through such bureaucracy just to pop down to the shops when they feel like it. I've lived in more civilized countries where taxi apps allow you to order specifically wheelchair friendly taxis etc. that will arrive in moments. Of course, none of these are the actual solution to the problem of accessible transport, but there are some advantages to the apps over the existing taxi system in this regard.