[ellenhp]

I've been treated to the the "you're so beautiful, do you have a boyfriend" act about 2% of the time[0] I get into a stranger's car pretty much across the board, which makes me a little bit skeptical about whether these companies do meaningful oversight. It's possible that these incidents go mostly unreported though. I didn't report mine.

As an aside, this is why I generally trust public transit more whenever it's an option. The worst case scenario is just so much less sinister when there are other people around than it is in a car alone with a stranger.

[0] once in a lyft in seattle, the other in a taxicab in barcelona. figuring I've taken about 100 lifetime solo car rides with strangers which is probably an overestimate.

[lurking_swe]

> It's possible that these incidents go mostly unreported though. I didn't report mine.

How would uber know? They can’t unless someone reports the driver or gives them a poor rating.

[ellenhp]

Well there are two competing factors, one of which you pointed out--not every woman who experiences harassment reports it. The other which may be less obvious is that the people who behave this way tend to do so not only repeatedly but frequently. Eventually they may harass the wrong woman and get reported. Without knowing the numbers I can't speculate more about whether lyft knew about the driver who harassed me.

[williamdclt]

I definitely trust public transport more too. I have decent confidence in my uber rides but there’s no denying that being a man is certainly helping for that