LISTEN: Heightened safety concerns over lift platform horror stories
When will they start taking action?!
With the growing popularity of Bolt, Uber, and other lift services around the world, people have become habitual users of these platforms, with many opting to use them on the daily as opposed to covering the costly expense of having and maintaining a car.
As a priority, safety has always been a concern for the users and the platforms.
However, with the growing criminal cases of rape, assault, and kidnapping of many riders, women especially, we can’t help but wonder how extensive the driver screening process is.
Are they prioritising profit or safety?
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All the money in the world is worth the safety of someone’s daughter, especially with the growing concerns of normal road safety.
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We spoke to Stacey Norman, Drive show host and frequent user of lift services.
She mentioned how heartbreaking this thread is. It is a stark reminder that we need to be vigilant.
If you’re a woman or an alley to women, then you will understand these situations and you will rally and protect.
Stacey shared some of her safety tips below:
“What was done to her can’t be undone and she can in time heal and manage it but it can’t ever be taken away and all she did was get into a car to try and get home.”
Stacey and J Sbu also managed to speak to a female Bolt driver who shared her experience as well as useful safety tips for women.
Listen to the podcast below:
Many users have shared their horror stories about their experience with lift services below.
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A Bolt driver raped my friend last night, he strangled her half to death and took her virginity. Bolt doesn’t care about our safety, their instagram page is filled with people complaining about assault and they have done nothing about it. #moshe #casspernyovest #Russia pic.twitter.com/wYGGYxrjUB
— Lulama (@Luluthebearr) February 25, 2022
What was a moment of dominance for the drivers has left scars and pain that lasts a lifetime for these ladies.
Bolt responded to this victim as follows:
This is their response to everything pic.twitter.com/QmEJLntByl
— Lulama (@Luluthebearr) February 25, 2022
Throughout the thread, we begin to understand the intense and unforgiving process one must follow in order to report a crime.
We also learn of the minimal security process that Bolt and other lift services have and the growing concern for safety.
We only hope that stories like this will gain more traction, give power to the victims, and prevent more incidents from occurring.
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