Uber rides are getting safer, but the roads are deadlier than ever
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#60ZJ7)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Uber trips are getting safer, with the company reporting far fewer sexual assaults in 2019 and 2020 as compared to previous years. But the number of traffic deaths during Uber rides is rising, reflecting the increasingly dangerous conditions on US roads.
Uber said 3,824 sexual assaults occurred during trips in 2019 and 2020, a 38 percent drop from the 2017-2018 report, which logged 5,981 assaults. The decrease could be related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in an 80 percent drop in Uber's ride-hailing business during 2020. Still, Uber says the vast majority of trips, 99.9 percent, occur without a safety incident.
Uber says that 20 people were killed in physical assaults in 2019 and 2020
Uber says that 20 people were killed in...