Lyft: More than 1800 sexual assaults in rides:
More than 1,800 sexual assaults occurred during Lyft rides in 2019, the company said on Thursday in its first-ever safety report on sexual and physical assaults, fatal crashes and other serious incidents.
Lyft’s safety report had been long awaited in the ride-hailing industry, as the company is facing lawsuits from victims of sexual assaults that occurred during rides. It committed to releasing its sexual assault statistics in 2019, when Uber released a similar report.
Here's the report:
https://assets.ctfassets.net/q8mvene1wzq4/4jxkFTH5YCQK8T96STULMd/4269e14dbcb8578ff64da45df08b8147/Community_Safety_Report.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/technology/lyft-sex-assaults-report.html
What to do? Educate riders. For riders, take safety steps every time. We suggest - avoid drivers with less than 1,000 rides. Star rating should be better than 4.7. Confirm the name, license plate, and car. Call someone when in the car. Ride behind the driver.
