Having no sight whatsoever, bicycling is not an option in a major city. Fortunately, I'm working, so paying for Uber up here isn't too bad. I'll bus as well, but while the system's awesome, you're never going to compete with someone who can get you from A to B directly. If I need to get somewhere in 20 minutes and the bus will take me an hour and a half, Uber wins. Or, you know, if it's -35 and I don't feel like waiting for said bus (Hey, I live in Canada. Sue me.). It hasn't affected my quality of life in the negative at all. If anything, it's actually made me slightly more flexible--I can take an extra shift at an odd hour without worrying about if the bus runs that late. Or, you know, I can still get places after 6:00 PM on Sunday--I may live in a major city, but you'd be surprised how many bus routes scale back on Sundays.

Pros: Convenient as fuck: no more waiting for delayed trains, someone to assist you to the actual platforms, having to follow a specific schedule etc.

Cons: expensive - every little cost adds up. Sometimes you get drivers who can't speak English and/or who who assume stupid shit because you're blind. Occasionally serge pricing.

There are a lot of nuances to this. With public transportation, you’re more guaranteed to get where you’re going to go, but you’re on a different type of schedule. With ridesharing are much more susceptible to a drivers personal preferences and if they decide to take you or not as bus drivers can’t refuse you for the same reasons that rideshare drivers can, but you’re much more held to your own schedule pending normal road conditions. I’ve found that public transportation is cheaper, but paying for rideshare more times than not guarantees a swifter arrival in more control over the experience. Just an opinion now

while my partner drives, we were out a car for over a month recently and had to rely on rideshare services due to a total lack of public transportation. the cost does seriously add up and eventually outweigh the convenience. the prices we were paying for the distances we were traveling didn’t feel exorbitantly expensive at first, but after a while you realise it’s ridiculous. can’t imagine doing that every day several *times* a day to travel a greater distance. i’m also not a huge fan of never knowing what to expect wrt a driver.

It gets pretty expensive honestly. I can't remember where but another member of this sub ran the numbers comparing driving and Uber/Lyft and found that it's almost twice as expensive even accounting for car registration and maintenance.

In New Zealand you can get taxi vouchers if you're legally blind, there might be some help there for you in your area if you can find the right organisation and ask the right questions.

No chance of a job somewhere more disability friendly?

It's more convenient but quite expensive.

For the most part, it affects my quality of life in a positive manner as I have more independence and flexibility with lyft and Uber. On the downside, it can definitely impact me financially so I do have to keep an eye on that