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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve used both uber and Lyft for my middle schooler. Occasionally, a driver will call me and tell me that s/he can’t transport minors. It’s no big deal; I cancel the ride and order another. I place the ride orders from my phone and watch the trip progress to make sure nothing hinky happens. It’s worked out well so far, and we now have just a few drivers who almost always accept the ride requests, so it’s nice to have a small group of people my son recognizes.

Here’s where you’ll run into trouble: to ensure that she gets to school on time, you’ll have to order the ride much earlier than she may need it. Because you can’t be sure how long it will take a driver to accept the ride and arrive for pickup, you have to build in additional time. That means that on days when the drivers are close by or very efficient, your daughter may still arrive to school 20 minutes early, the very outcome you’re hoping to avoid.

In short, you can put her in an uber; very few drivers will refuse the fare. You are violating their terms of service, so understand that will affect uber’s liability should something go wrong. Still, it’s an effective way to move teens and young teens around town when you aren’t able to provide a ride. That being said, the limited benefit of not always being 20 minutes early is probably not worth the cost of ordering her ride every day. [/quote]

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