Uber disclosed 3k sexual assaults in U.S. rides last year (washingtonpost.com) 7 points by enraged_camel 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] enraged_camel 6y ago ↗ I think this neatly refutes the whole "I prefer Uber because it's safer than taxis!" argument that's commonly thrown around whenever the comparison comes up. [–] sushid 6y ago ↗ How can you “neatly refute” this without knowing the number of sexual assaults in cabs per ride/distance/etc?
[–] sushid 6y ago ↗ How can you “neatly refute” this without knowing the number of sexual assaults in cabs per ride/distance/etc?
[–] breerly 6y ago ↗ Three thousand out of what? A million? [–] x1798DE 6y ago ↗ According to this article, there are 17 million user rides each day: https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/05/uber-is-finally-trading-ab...So I guess it's 3000 out of 6.2 billion rides if the data collection period for both is 1 year.
[–] x1798DE 6y ago ↗ According to this article, there are 17 million user rides each day: https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/05/uber-is-finally-trading-ab...So I guess it's 3000 out of 6.2 billion rides if the data collection period for both is 1 year.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 16.3 ms ] threadSo I guess it's 3000 out of 6.2 billion rides if the data collection period for both is 1 year.