Uber is confronting a deeply troubling reality. Between 2017 and 2022, riders reported incidents of sexual assault or misconduct approximately every eight minutes, totaling more than 400,000 cases in the U.S. alone. Read more about Uber’s growing assault problem inside.
If you’ve used Uber before, you may have had an experience where it didn’t feel totally safe. I know I have.
The complaint affidavit stated Phoebe Copas feared for her life.
This is a simple thing you can do to protect yourself the moment you get in the vehicle. Ask that the driver put the windows down. Say you’d like fresh air. If he will not, get out of the car. Remember that, once the windows are up, the driver can put on the child lock, making you unable to open the windows to scream for help, or crawl out at a red light. Asking that the windows are all the way down from the beginning robs a driver of a chance of trapping you inside of the vehicle. With the windows down, you can yell or climb out if you feel unsafe.
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