Home Mashable You’ve just been harassed in an Uber or Lyft. Here’s what you can do.

You’ve just been harassed in an Uber or Lyft. Here’s what you can do.

mimisabreena Thursday, April 11, 2019 Mashable

A woman's recent Lyft horror story involving an inappropriate driver has become yet another reminder that safety issues can be hard to navigate when using ride-hailing apps. But as a passenger, you do, in fact, have several different options you can take during and after a bad ride.

Let's say you're coming home late at night, alone and with your home address plugged into the app. Using this guide, you can better know what to do if the driver starts harassing you — whether you're in a Lyft or Uber.

First, if anything life-threatening goes down in a car, call the police on your phone immediately. Uber has its safety center always clickable within the app and a dedicated 911 button. Other safety features introduced last year on the Uber app include a contact list you can set up to notify friends and family about a situation. Read more...