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Should rideshare vehicles be required to be labeled with the company name?

Asked by LadyMarissa (16099points) April 3rd, 2019

Samantha Josephson was a college student from New Jersey who was brutally murdered in South Carolina when she left a bar & called for an Uber to pick her up. A car pulled up next to her & she got in thinking it was her Uber ride. The very next day she was found stabbed to death. Now lawmakers in SC are in the process of passing a law that all rideshare vehicles must have lit signage that can be seen from at least 50 feet away.

I’ve always felt that this should have already been part of the business model. I’ve never tried Uber nor Lyft because I don’t like the idea of getting into an unmarked vehicle with a stranger. I’m not even sure that lit signage is the answer because, as we all know, the bad guy will find a way to buy their own sign for their vehicle. Do you think adding a lit sign to the vehicle is enough or do you have a better idea of how people can stay safer???

My heart so goes out to her family & the horror they must be experiencing!!!

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