A day after a federal judge threw out the federal government's mandate requiring masks on airplanes, trains and other public transportation, the company said it would no longer require passengers or drivers to wear masks.
A man is wearing a mask while driving a car.
Although passengers and drivers are no longer required to wear a face covering, they are still urged to be respectful.
The Centers for Disease Control still recommends wearing a mask if someone is more vulnerable to Covid-19 or if there are high levels of transmission in the area.
If the group is too large to fit in the back, riders can sit in the front seat.
Other companies will follow. Several major airline companies have decided to lift the requirement for masks this week, while the mask mandate of Lyft remained in place.
The United Kingdom was one of the countries where the mask mandate had been dropped. The transportation mask mandate was thrown out by the U.S. District Judge on Monday, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump. The Public Health Services Act of 1944 did not allow the CDC to impose the mask mandate, according to the ruling.
A judge has declared the federal public transportation mask mandate to be illegal.
The mask requirement for drivers has been dropped.
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