An Sc College Student Got Into A Car She Thought Was Her Uber, Police Say. She Ended Up Dead.

Kiowa

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These Uber stories are my worst nightmare. Does Lyft have a better track record or nah? I’ve only used Uber 4 times- and only once alone. Now I’m a tad nervous bc I will be required to use it weekly for work. I feel like it’s glorified hitchhiking.

Me too...I use Uber all the time and always only alone...I have no one either to track where I'm going...and the background screens they do on drivers seem to be preliminary...
 

Everything Zen

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Me too...I use Uber all the time and always only alone...I have no one either to track where I'm going...and the background screens they do on drivers seem to be preliminary...

I know someone who tried to get hired but was denied and they had a prior non-violent felony like 7 years prior for something like counterfeiting. Although I’m not sure if it was the felony or the personality test that caused them not to get hired, bc I feel like Uber lets a lot of crazy people slip through their vetting system.
 

Crackers Phinn

Either A Blessing Or A Lesson.
I just trained myself to look for the license plate number because there's always a kazillion cars pulling up at the airport which is primarily where I use Uber.
This is the dark side of being too care free and this chick was from a big city. If he didn't think she was filming this would have gone wrong really fast. I was reading the comments under the video and someone said "Sometimes fish just jump right into the boat." Let that marinate.
 

ThirdEyeBeauty

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A reference number per ride would be a much higher quality and easier way to match the driver to the rider. When you’re at a crowded location it can be difficult to find your driver. Also, what if you don’t look exactly like your picture? (Got a haircut, dye job?) How often are drivers required to update their photo?
How would the reference number work? "What's your number driver?" said the inebriated potential rider.

Driver: It's 342690
Inebriated Rider: huh 354890?
Driver: No 342690
Inebriated Rider: "ok" *gets into ride*

Could have simply asked the driver for his or her name and vice versa along with other identifiers. Basically if people are too....nvm :look:
 

Everything Zen

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How would the reference number work? "What's your number driver?" said the inebriated potential rider.

Driver: It's 342690
Inebriated Rider: huh 354890?
Driver: No 342690
Inebriated Rider: "ok" *gets into ride*

Could have simply asked the driver for his or her name and vice versa along with other identifiers. Basically if people are too....nvm :look:

It’s no different than a confirmation. When you order a pizza from Grubhub drunk (I’ve never done that before :look:)

It’s not necessarily required but it’s generated with each ride so if there are any questions or concerns you and the driver aren’t just squinting at each other trying to make sure they made the right connection. People can lie about their names and who they are there to pick up (like phishing scams). JMO
 
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ThirdEyeBeauty

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It’s no different than a confirmation. When you order a pizza from Grubhub drunk (I’ve never done that before :look:)

It’s not necessarily required but it’s generated with each ride so if there are any questions or concerns you and the driver aren’t just squinting at each other trying to make sure they made the right connection. People can lie about their names and who they are there to pick up (like phishing scams). JMO
Actually that already exists. There's the confirmation number that the driver/rider can use if they want.
 

MarieIII

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Friends will carry you, but they won't bring you back.

My hubby is always quoting that.
Another instance of a girl getting separated from friends then ending up dying. Who are these friends and how is everyone getting separated from each other.? Did they leave her?

What happened to the practice of we come together we leave together?
This is sad and preventable.
May that monster rot in jail.
 
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luckiestdestiny

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Be safe ladies. Also call the person first. There is usually a way that the app will dial the person disguising their number and yours if you click help. The contact your driver things shows up. That way you can have them beep their horn, or wave or whatever because you are so confused and don't see them :lol: :look: ….well that's at least what I do.

Still, we can't protect from everything as there are some incidents where the driver has harmed passengers , but this is the same with cab drivers, etc and the percentage is substantially low with the safest services (not that it matters to those who were victims unfortunately) so it's best to use our intuition no matter what, put safeties in check and go with the safest companies. I think lyft has had a lot fewer lawsuits than uber ...so I always choose them, Juno (my fav) or via. And I haven't had a problem with each fingers crossed. I hope I never do. I also love Gett/Juno I know they were acquired so I'm not sure what they are called anymore but they are based I think only in limited cities. You have to have a TLC license and you have to have driven for a while with high star ratings (customer satisfaction) before they'll accept you and of course to get the TLC license you have to register and have periodic checks/background etc plus you're registered by the state and so on. It's a little more involved because only a taxi or limo/private driver would have this license so it's a professional driver versus an every day person. I prefer them above all but they are not in every city and I do travel so I revert to Lyft when not able to be in NY for Gett/Juno

Wishing us all well and a happy and safe full, long life.
 
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luckiestdestiny

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These Uber stories are my worst nightmare. Does Lyft have a better track record or nah? I’ve only used Uber 4 times- and only once alone. Now I’m a tad nervous bc I will be required to use it weekly for work. I feel like it’s glorified hitchhiking.
Wait they don't give you the option of Uber or Lyft? Or do they have some kind of deal with Uber? Can you ...suggest that you would like an alternative?

No matter what, don't be nervous. I'm sure you'll take the proper precautions.
 

Everything Zen

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Wait they don't give you the option of Uber or Lyft? Or do they have some kind of deal with Uber? Can you ...suggest that you would like an alternative?

No matter what, don't be nervous. I'm sure you'll take the proper precautions.

I can use whatever service I need to get around but the policy states to try to use discretion in terms of the expense. I can count on one hand the number of times I have used Uber. I didn’t even bother with Lyft- I’ll have to try them.

I once almost passed out next to a homeless person in Vegas bc I decided to walk 3 miles to a CVS to buy a case of water rather than hail a cab and had really bad heat exhaustion for the rest of my work trip thinking I could handle the 110 degree heat. SMH That’s how much I can’t stand hailing taxis.:lachen: :nono:
 

luckiestdestiny

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I can use whatever service I need to get around but the policy states to try to use discretion in terms of the expense. I can count on one hand the number of times I have used Uber. I didn’t even bother with Lyft- I’ll have to try them.

I once almost passed out next to a homeless person in Vegas bc I decided to walk 3 miles to a CVS to buy a case of water rather than hail a cab and had really bad heat exhaustion for the rest of my work trip thinking I could handle the 110 degree heat. SMH That’s how much I can’t stand hailing taxis.:lachen: :nono:
If your city has Juno try that one first as it is only licensed drivers (taxi and limo commission ) coupled with all of the regulations of the state coupled with background checks (criminal and drivers), etc plus they seem to pay their drivers more so they seem a lot happier. I've never had a cranky driver or a horrible car lol (they are all well kept and I notice they pull out bottled water, etc. A lot of them are moonlighting from car services. I've inquired and a lot will tell me they work for other black car services but use Juno to make extra money on the side when they have down time. So most of the time you're going to get professional, screened drivers with "black car" bmws, Mercedes, etc and well kept cars. Don't quote me on it because I'm sure there are other types of cars but the point is that it isn't just "anyone" joining the service, it's people who are in the car service and professional about it. This makes me feel better about using the service instead of feeling like you mentioned that I'm in some haphazard, risky app where I might as well be hitch hiking :giggle: ).

Juno/Gett (they merged so who knows if their name morphed but I think it's still juno as that app still works) is my first line of defense if I'm in NY and then lyft or via depending on where I'm going but never Uber. I can't say much about it because I've had an intuitive aversion to it since the beginning :lol: , and all of the lawsuits have confirmed my instincts :look: .
 
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