Is your Uber safe? - The Fifth Estate 

its about the company not wanting to be responsible for other peoples errors?! its just like, you recommending a restaurant where somebody gets a food poisoning, and then they want money from you for sending them there. Would like to be accountable fot this kind of things? i guess not

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Well duh, uber is a business, they don't care about you.

+Patrick Baptist you you take a ride with Uber to get to your destination NOT because they care about you. What's next you going to say that McDonald's doesn't care about you EITHER. LOL!!!! their job is to feed you and that's it. YOU want SOME CARE = go look for your mom...

TAXI is about money too..

@A Tangerine Women are daring because they want to prove they are worthy in the eyes of men.

Not a female Journalist... just a journalist

@@CrustyUgg you right. my bad. I gotta put respect on her name and profession.

Why would these people not ask who the driver for their name and make sure that the license plate matches with the app?

I was actually writing about the young woman who opened the door on her home at night. I truly don't understand that.

@ the 15 minute mark, the woman states she was headed home after 11PM. She was in the house alone. Who opens a door to a stranger in the middle of the night. This is particularly true for women, even more so for women living alone. It's basic safety.

We're not discussing you, and whether you're a threat. We're discussing an Uber driver that was pushy, and that made the woman fearful. Once that door was open, he could have pushed his way into her home - remember the pushy part, the part where he wouldn't take no for an answer? The driver already lacks the ability to hear the word no and then act accordingly. Opening that door was dangerous.

@@always_b_natural703 Women in 14:40 she sleepled around Typical Southern Ontario women. I can tell by her shoulder She had a Abortion once, Southern Ontario Canada Capital of Single Mother. London Ontario is Small town / Horse Country. That Uber Driver had dating issue, her vibes might set him off. Women today tease men more often than you think. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/all-about-sex/201106/sexual-teasing-who-does-it-and-why

Let me tell you, to be a taxi driver you need a driving license. That's it. And I know for a fact that they take care of mechanical issues only when the car can't make money anymore because of that issue.

I agree man. I've also done the same. Never called uber for two simple reasons....one being my safety as a human being is at risk and second being that the driver driving me may have just received their license to drive without any real experience. Actual taxi drivers have been driving for at least an average of 7-10 years and again I know laws are in place protect me should something happen.

@@ECSR-fj1gw well I'd rather be charged for an arm and a leg...then to lose an arm and a leg. It only takes one driver. But that's just my opinion.

i had the worst experience in a taxi once in NYC from JFK airport, and I have been in taxis in other countries where they drive very badly..

Convenience and price normally, taxis seem less safe- you're not being directly tracked then...

Because Uber is much cheaper than a Taxi. I've used Taxi service and Uber in my city and I've never had an issue with neither.

Yes but they might be waiting a while for a ride; there are barely any female drivers on the app.

as if being a male as anything to do with being more safe but still the option should exist

to be raped or not to be raped ......... I would like the option.

That's not the issue. How about we hold people accountable for safety? That pretty much solves the problem.

I've been using Uber and similar services regularly for a while now, and there are hardly any female drivers in my city (southeastern Europe). Besides, the fact that the app registers everything makes me feel safer than just jumping into a car with a stranger.

I'm sorry, I don't understand what your message means at all.. A driver that you got a refund from received the same message as a sexual assault person?? Do you mind explaining for us hon so that we as women know what to look for?? Thank you so, so very much!!

Swnsasy _ did you not even watch this episode? I think most people that watched this understand my comment...

Shybear I don’t.

@@Shybear1983 I understood... and it is a really scary thought.

With today's MeToo movement, all she needs to do to get revenge is claim assault. Being a woman, she must have more credibility than the male driver.

My favorite is the Metro driver who served that woman right....You want to be like a man?!..... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--0R39CKwhd0.html

True. Fifth estate misused the footage to push their narrative. They had a really valid point, but in the situation in the clip they used, the man yelling was not in the wrong as they made him out to be.

@12345grov , That woman's attitude is the product of the MeToo movement. I'm not angry at women, I'm angry that there are certain people who believe that men should be punished for working hard and becoming someone in life. An example of such, at least in the United States, was a nominee to the Supreme Court, who all but had to prove his innocence because his experience and track record was impeccable. As for venom, these women spew enough of it to go around.

@Nathan H , my issue was with the woman "Hannah" in the video. Sure, there are numerous women who do dress provocatively, some who act in suggestive manners, but all of that is irrelevant because none of that makes it okay to treat them in the way that she claims she was treated by her driver. I've yet to meet any women who asked to be stalked. My issue is that she wanted a driver to lose his job without due process. I'm certain that someone here will raise the argument that due process is only for criminal courts and not for careers. And while I agree that the laws in this country do not regulate the handling and disciplinary actions of accusations in the workfield, it is in my opinion that people are entitled to an investigation (not necessarily a forensic investigation by the local CSI unit, can be internal) when accused of something that could result in their termination from the company. The women in the video got what she wanted, the driver fired after the investigation. But what she really wanted was for the driver to be fired just as a result of her one phone call, without the investigation. That is what I believe is the result of the MeToo movement, in that men should terminated from their jobs without confirmation of wrongdoing. I disagree with that mentality.

Kyle C how do you know that the taxi driver is not a criminal?

Betty Echols In my neighbourhood we know the Uber drivers. They are far better and familiar than the taxi drivers.

@cinnamongirl3121 The app on Uber shows the driver, the car an the licence of the car, a taxi river is a random person picking you up in a random car... that was never washed, mostly smells, you can see the trip on your mobile, soooo im not getting where you are trying to go with that, a taxi driver can be a guy that has a paint job and a fake taxi sign, and once youre inside everything can seem normal, but in the end he could be anyone, a huber driver you see his face, model of the car, car plates and e has to be registred in the app, so its not really a random person. In my country they are all nice people, and better and cheaper than taxi drivers.

@cinnamongirl3121 so you dont fly either? Accidents can happen in any place, you can go on your car and some crazy person hit you and its over. You can go on your own car and get kidnapped by a random person, you rent cars that most the times are not even clean, and even if its you driving its a strangers car. The fact that you never take a bus, taxi, uber, train or subway does not mean youre safe by any means possible. Even more in the States. Life is a risk, even when youre at home with friends theres a 50/50 chance one of them could snap or be a crazy person and do something. This so called "documentary" is a great bullshit made to brainwash people and they are falling for it.

Betty Echols taxi background check is conducted by police and they are very heavily regulated.

In Australia they are screened criminal record check and driving history and driver's accreditation is a must

Im a taxi driver and they do criminal background check .I personally take uber sometimes and i know the risk to save few bucks but again you dont know who you getting in with .a guy might be intoxicated ir fresh outta jail worst he can kick you outta car for any reason while with taxi a driver is charged $50 fee for cancelling a trip without a valid reason .

That could go wrong both ways. Female driver could be assaulted or worse by lets say a predator

You can ! #taxi

I don't think that will make it any better or easier- except for "victim shopping" for predators.

If I were a female driver I would be very afraid of a male rider who went out of his way to request a woman. As a female rider I would like to be able to request a female driver if I were traveling alone, but they cant only implement it for women. They'd have to implement it for everyone and unfortunately the other side- men requesting women- would be dangerous for the women. There could be women riders seeking out a male driver to harass or assault as well, just less likely than the reverse.

Ruth Valdez Male predators pretend to be female then have direct access to vulnerable women and girls.

Not really. The way that driver acted was out of line, no matter how annoying the passenger was. I saw the original clip of that ride and he was way out of line. If you are serving customers, just try to help them, OR if you want them out of your car and they refuse, pull over and call 911. This man nearly exploded and as a woman alone in a car, I would have been terrified to be within 100 feet of a big man yelling like that.

This is what the CBC does.. that's why we should defund this propaganda machine.

Professional comes with ACTING PROFESSIONAL....a taxi driver will simply call the 911 cause they know they are in the right....they dont need to freak out when the law is going to set the passenger straight plus cabs tend to have cameras inside

Because the hundreds of thousands of unsolved rape kits gives women so much confidence in the justice system... They tend to classify complaints and reports first by race, then social class, then gender, now more recently sexual orientation. It's better to just walk with mace or something else nonfatal and share your trip and stay on the phone while in the car, especially at night.

Uber isn't safe this company is the devil

Lol so true.. why linger while that dude is going ballistic

Yup

What would you get out of a car thats going to drive off when your in an area that you have clue were you are?

@@joannetiffany8047 you gonna stay in a car with someone who is snapping at you and may not drive u to your destination anyways....

What are you talking about? Taxi drivers are obligated to take a ministry of transportation course before becoming licensed. Within that course they participate in various safety training, CPR, handling difficult situations etc.

Samia Hoque Watch the documentary 🙄

You should come and meet the taxi drivers in Vegas. You will change your mind in a second. They are very rude!

Carmel Ellis I’ve taken Uber once. It turned out fine but I felt so uneasy. No more for me.

C Ellis people are too stupid in America to do that

Fixa Troll that’s exactly what I said lol

I believe lyft is safe but Uber is for sure not safe we hear bad things about Uber in the states never anything about lyft though.

But when that comes to safety for passengers the "You get what you pay for" statement is not okay.

It's not cheap

@Melinda Francis I've never been sexually assaulted but from what I know, you are generally in shock and you just want to flee. Your memory is not necessarily reliable and it's very likely that you won't think of taking note of the tag number. If the crime is reported to the police and charges are laid against the driver. The Uber "trace" is much more reliable in a court than someone who was in shock who tried to take note of a number on a car at night.

@Melinda Francis if you hail a cab on the street, nobody will know that you ever entered in that vehicle.

In the city where I live, each vehicle is distinct as the company just picked up some random cars from auction. But, there is no log as to who drove which car, when a driver shows up, he just hops in a car and goes, comes back with the car at the end of shift and that's it. Only time it gets logged is if the driver is in an accident or is cited, then it gets logged by the police.

@Melinda Francis Not when you get the cab from the location you're at.

Either way uber doesnt do the proper checks most taxi companies do to avoid liability

It's not a job. It's just an app bringing driver and rider together,

We have yellow cab in Canada as well.

LMAO!

Lisa Noname Uber does not care about the safety of their drivers

(Uber's driver cause an Accident on Toronto (Gardiner QEW Expressway.) Uber in Ontario Canada.

Luckly we have youtube for the truth cant trust the big news companys theres always an agenda

@@ridesharecanada9148 what's your agenda? Ride share hmmmm sounds like your in bed with Uber!

@@ridesharecanada9148 Oh, but we can trust big greedy tech companies who lobby hard and heartlessly every time governments try to enforce safety regulations on them? Capitalism only cares about having money and power, and they don't care who's blood it comes from.

SecretAgentBartFargo What does that have to do with how much driving experience they have, or the criminal history of the driver ????

nope my waiting days in the blinking cold are long over. Never using a cab again always uber they get u in MINUTES and arent as creepy as cabbis

The problem is when there is a problem

Just because you can drive, doesn't mean you can pick up and drop off passengers and do it as a job. They definitely need extra training.

I hear ya but having been in that very weird, uncomfortable and often scary situation, sometimes we aren't able to think clearly.

Why not name the guy who hit him who failed to see his signal because he was distracted on his phone.

Blue Jedi A persons driver license says he knows how to drive...safely

but does that mean he/she can handle drunk strangers in the back of their car at 3am on a Friday night?

And by no means honest