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Step 6: Share Your Trip with the Same Friend It sounds dramatic, but it happens more often than anyone would care to admit.

Even if you’re going home to an empty house, being expected will make it less likely for a driver to be tempted to attack or kidnap you. Do tell the driver that someone is waiting for you at your destination. Step 5: Say You Are Expected at Your Destinationĭon’t share your personal information with the driver.

The seatbelt will keep you safe in the event of an accident. We advise riders alone get into the back passenger-side seat so that you are the furthest from the driver and secure in a real buckling seat. A surprising number of passengers have been assaulted by sitting too close to the driver. Step 4: Get into the Backseat & Buckle Upĭon’t get into the front seat. If not, cancel the ride and order another. If they say the correct name and have the correct appearance, get in. Do not say “Are you Steven?”, ask their name. Look at the driver and make sure it appears to be the same person. Next, check the photo and name of the driver. If the driver says they’re using another car that day, cancel the ride and call a new one with matching plates. Only get into a car with the exact same license plates. Your Uber order will tell you the license plate of the car you’re expecting. When a car arrives that you think is your Uber, don’t just get in. This is a smart safety step just in case you run into a personal problem with the driver or your Uber car gets into an accident and you are unable to send your second text. If your friend doesn’t hear that you’ve arrived safely in a reasonable amount of time, they’ll know to alert the authorities. This is sort of like the safe-date policy. Let them know that you’re getting an Uber and how long to wait before expecting to hear from you again. Text three friends if you’re not sure your best friend is awake or checking their phone. Step 1: Text a Friendīetween ordering your ride and your driver arriving, text a friend. Some things are just common sense, but there’s also a procedure you can go through specifically for Uber and Lyft to make sure you are as safe as possible. Men and women, young and old, riding alone means you should show the same kind of caution as accepting a ride home from a friend-of-a-friend who you don’t know personally. Riders have been picked up by the wrong car and kidnapped or attacked by their registered Uber or Lyft drivers in extreme circumstances. But some of the most horrifying Uber and Lyft related disasters are what happens when a rider travels alone without taking precautions to keep themself safe from the driver themselves. Uber accidents can happen to anyone, and with a responsible rideshare driver, you are at just as much risk as driving yourself. When using a rideshare service like Uber or Lyft, it’s important to take a few necessary safety precautions, and not just to be safe in case of a car accident.