Anyone who has ever had to rely on public transportation knows what a pain it can be. Dealing with public transportation is especially difficult for the 320,000 members of the Amish community in the United States. These people have a very unique way of life that has fascinated the rest of us for many years.

Members of the Amish community, who typically have longer lifespans because of a mutated gene, often bend their strict rules when it comes time to go on vacation. However, traveling long distances can be hard for the Amish if they don’t have their own horse and buggy. Luckily for them, a man in Colon, Michigan has created the perfect solution for this issue!

Timothy Hochstedler charges a flat $5 rate to chauffeur people around St. Joseph County in his horse and buggy. It’s effectively Uber for the Amish!

“Uber is a cool thing, every single year something new comes in and Uber is hot right now, so we have the Amish Uber. We can deliver people to their front door steps,” Hochstedler said. “Most of them aren’t from Colon, but the Colon people have given me a few options like: ‘Would you give me a ride to Curly’s? Would you go to my house?’ and, yeah I’d do that.”

Hochstedler is not reachable by phone, so people have to flag him down in order to get rides from him, but his business is already a huge success.

“I don’t think there’s Uber down here so it’s pretty cool,” said Becky Phelps, an Amish Uber customer. “It gives people an option that can’t drive or don’t want to drive or shouldn’t drive.”

It’s truly surprising that even the Amish community has taken up on this modern convenience! SHARE this story so your friends and family can see this as well!