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"Ride-share company Uber has just rolled out an option to book vehicles
equipped with a children’s car seat across Melbourne. Uber is also considering
allowing unaccompanied children to use its service.
In Australia, a recent study found most parents remain unwilling to let their
children use a ride-share service unaccompanied. (Uber policy, like most
ride-sharing companies, currently requires a solo passenger to be over 18.)
There appears to be more acceptance in countries such as the United States
where child-specific ride-shares are more widespread.
Many time-poor families are desperate for better alternatives to having to
drive their children everywhere they need to go. There are indeed high social,
economic and environmental costs associated with parental taxis.
But outsourcing this role to ride-share services is not the best solution. It
will reinforce an over-reliance on cars, which is demonstrably harmful for
children’s health and wellbeing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
