Lyft or Uber users. Please be careful!
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First, why would a woman be out alone getting drunk in the first place and then need a stranger to drive her home? This is not victim blaming, but an issue of common sense. I was always taught that if you don't want to become a victim of crime, don't place yourself into those situations if you can avoid them.
This gal however, sounds like she was using her noodle when her alarm bells went off. If something doesn't feel right, it's probably not. I am glad to hear she followed her instincts, even at the cost of some inconvenience.
It's not a good idea to use platforms like this that do not offer accountability and recourse for customers. What is worse is not finding all this out until after something happens - if they survive to talk about it. Too many people mistakenly place too much blind trust in others and think that companies and their workers have their best interests at heart. They do little in the way of research on a company or the services they offer. With the popularity nowadays of these ride platforms, this is good information to know. This is especially true for women. Thanks for posting.
I have to use Uber or Lyft once a while when I was in other cities when I wasn't going to rent a car. I would check the license plates also.
Hey, there are times when there are no other options. But by all means, be careful and be smart about it. Sadly, some people are not - they just blindly trust that nothing is ever going to happen to them, until it does. I have a sister like that. She always called me a fear monger when I tried to give her some sound advice on protecting herself. Unfortunately, she has been victimized a couple of times and it could have been prevented if she had been more situationally aware. Some people insist on walking through life with blinders on.
I have to several times but I always am careful. One time walking dogs and car won't start.
It may be just me, but I never go any place where I can't carry. That's why I haven't been back to CA to visit my family there. CA gun laws are ridiculous.
I hate flying, so it limits where I go. The same gun issues apply there as well. It's a big hassle to transport firearms. So I usually stick to places that I can drive to and keep my weapon.
I have driven coast to coast, so driving doesn't bother me. I just take more time and enjoy the journey. Seen some pretty cool country and met some really neat people on those road trips. Couldn't do that further down in Mexico and Hawaii however. But those are the only two exceptions.
Used to take short day trips to Northern Mexico back in the day shopping or hanging out in some hole in the wall bar. But I haven't done that in over 25 years. When the cartels starting running rampant, that is when I stopped going there. I don't remember what they called them in Spanish, but it translates something like "meat wagon." In Juarez the meat wagon would drive around the city every day collecting the bodies. Seen a couple at a gas station in their Cadillac that got shot up. That was enough for me. The situation in those border towns has only gotten worse over the years.
I understand the car not starting however and having kids or dogs with you. That sucks. The only thing that could have made that situation worse is being stuck at night in the middle of a bad rain storm.
Have a great week brain.