America's ride share services, trains and bus systems have followed airlines in rescinded their mask mandates after a federal judge ruled the  policy was 'unlawful'. and Lyft, in wake of the by US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, an appointee of former President , have scrapped face mask mandates for their riders and drivers. The ride hailing app said in a statement this morning: 'As of April 19, 2022, riders and drivers are not required to wear masks when using Uber. However, the CDC still recommends wearing a mask if you have certain personal risk factors and/or high transmission levels in your area.'Remember: many people still feel safer wearing a mask because of personal or family health situations, so please be respectful of their preferences.

And if you ever feel uncomfortable, you can always cancel

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Passengers whooped and cheered as they whipped off their masks and celebrated being able to fly without the mask mandate in placeAmtrak said in a statement that 'masks are welcome and remain an important preventive measure against COVID-19.

Anyone needing or choosing to wear one is encouraged to do so.' Most operators have now declared masks are optional, but New York's transit system is still implementing the draconian rules, and the city's children have to keep wearing the coverings at school.   Megabus also announced Tuesday that masks will no longer be required for drivers or passengers across the US.'Effective immediately, megabus.com will no longer require masks for our employees and our customers while traveling on our vehicles in the United States,' the company said in a statement.Megabus noted that the CDC still recommends wearing masks when utilizing public transportation and encouraged customers to 'make the choice that makes sense for them'.'Please be mindful that masks may still be required while traveling through the bus stations we serve,' the statement read.

'We are extremely thankful for everything our employees and customers did to keep each other safe over the course of the pandemic.'Meanwhile Greyhound said face masks are no longer mandatory on buses other than cross border trips into Canada and Mexico and if otherwise mandated by local municipalities.  RELATED ARTICLES



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Mizelle said the CDC had failed to justify its 'unlawful' mask policy, stretched the meaning of 'sanitation' in the law to encompass face coverings, and did not follow proper rulemaking procedures that left it fatally flawed.In her 59-page ruling, Mizelle said the only remedy was to vacate the rule entirely across the country because it would be impossible to end it for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, two individuals and the non-profit Health Freedom Defense Fund.The CDC had issued the mandate in February 2021 and it was due to expire next month after it was extended multiple times at the request of Joe Biden. Now operators can decide their own policy on mask-wearing, pending a potential appeal to the ruling by the US Department of Justice. Multiple people flying the friendly skies posted videos and photos Monday of people taking off their masks and applauding the ruling.One man wrote: 'I'm on Delta flight to now and the plane absolutely went bonkers when Captain said NO NEED TO WEAR A MASK ON THIS FLIGHT.

We are taking our country back!!!'Ben Dietderich added, as he heard the announcement: Getting around in Greece 'A wonderful moment mid flight on @alaskaair today!