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When someone calls for an Uber ride, Uber sends them the name of the driver, a description of the car he's driving, and the license plate number. This is done expressly to avoid such horrible crimes as this one.
But it only works if the rider checks them, and compares the description and plate no. to the car that pulls up.
I drive Uber. And when someone wants a ride, Uber always sends me the rider's first name. And when I arrive to pick them up, I always say before they get in the car, "Hi, I'm Charles the Uber driver, and I'm looking for Denise."
Riders should always at least check the name of the Uber driver that Uber sends. A crook wouldn't know the name of the driver to give them, and wouldn't know the rider's first name unless he was standing next to the rider when they called for Uber.
Anything else Uber should do to help with security?
Is it a company policy that you have to give both names before they enter the vehicle?
These companies should be shut down.Period! Whatever happened to the days when you would tell your kids to never get in a car with strangers and nowadays it has become a business!! Crazy!! These companies are only in it for the money.Bring back yellow taxi cabs I say. Also more people are at huge risks when they call these share riding services because one is always told..hey if you drink too much..call one of these.Well of course a drunk person wouldn't be able to really follow the safety precautions..gee because they're too drunk. BUT..wait...at least you would know the difference between getting into a yellow taxi cab versus some black vehicle with maybe a hard to see decal on the vehicle.
They just need to stop all of this.I knew years ago when Uber started to come out that this was a crazy idea....but as usual..money always wins out with these companies over common sense.
It makes me so angry that this happened to that woman.People need to wake up about these 'car services'. Who cares about how cheap these services are compared to a taxi service.It's not worth it.
This is ridiculous.
As discussed in a previous post already, it is MUCH safer to ride in today's Uber/Lyft than it is to ride in a cab. Too many reasons to list, but one that also hasn't been mentioned: When you call Uber/Lyft, you know when the driver is coming, and can track the exact location. So no need to wait outside at the curb hoping that a cab will happen to drive by.
You can also share live location/ETA with friends through the app.
This is ridiculous.
As discussed in a previous post already, it is MUCH safer to ride in today's Uber/Lyft than it is to ride in a cab. Too many reasons to list, but one that also hasn't been mentioned: When you call Uber/Lyft, you know when the driver is coming, and can track the exact location. So no need to wait outside at the curb hoping that a cab will happen to drive by.
You can also share live location/ETA with friends through the app.
Yes and I have waited an HOUR for a cab before. Hanging around outside that long is dangerous in and of itself.
I always cross check the plates with my app and also there is a description of the car along with a realtime GPS feedback of where the driver is located, I have no idea how this happened. I don't want to blame the victim but just trying to understand if intoxication was involved. This is indeed very tragic.
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Originally Posted by codergirl
These companies should be shut down.Period! Whatever happened to the days when you would tell your kids to never get in a car with strangers and nowadays it has become a business!! Crazy!! These companies are only in it for the money.Bring back yellow taxi cabs I say. Also more people are at huge risks when they call these share riding services because one is always told..hey if you drink too much..call one of these.Well of course a drunk person wouldn't be able to really follow the safety precautions..gee because they're too drunk. BUT..wait...at least you would know the difference between getting into a yellow taxi cab versus some black vehicle with maybe a hard to see decal on the vehicle.
They just need to stop all of this.I knew years ago when Uber started to come out that this was a crazy idea....but as usual..money always wins out with these companies over common sense.
It makes me so angry that this happened to that woman.People need to wake up about these 'car services'. Who cares about how cheap these services are compared to a taxi service.It's not worth it
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Originally Posted by Lowexpectations
Cab drivers are strangers too. You should verify the car picking you up is the one you’ve ordered. This event is tragic but one the girl could have easily prevented by verifying the license plate on her phone to the car she got into
It's nice to see one poster (codergirl) gets it. Yeah, cab drivers are strangers who have been fingerprinted and had a background check. Uber does nothing so they can make as much money as possible. Maybe people will wise up after this and take taxis. But Uber is a little cheaper sometimes, so go ahead and risk your life to save a few cents.
I think the passenger should receive a code and prior to getting in the car, the driver should have that same code.
This is awful.
When we were in NYC, our son called an Uber for us on his phone. For some reason, he misprounced the street name and we ended up in some deadend place near Chinatown. Rather scary. Then, we have to call our son to have him revise the directions but it was a little weird.
Fortunately, I have always had tall guys in my life - my husband is 6'3" - so I was OK but if I had been alone, wow!
Such a beautiful girl with a bright future.
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