[Nfbc-info] Rossen Reports: How To Avoid Fake Uber Or Lyft Drivers | TODAY

[Peacefulwoman89 at cox.net]

Asking the driver his/her name mostly works. I have also discovered that voiceover slaughters aisan and  and other names making it difficult to ascertain the individual's actual name at times. Also, ascertaining the driver's gender is not fail-safe. Thus far, I've had no serious issues with drivers. Perhaps one driver who may have needed a med adjustment, but all-in-all, with a few thousand rides under my belt, I'm satisfied with my safety. 

Lisa Irving-Pardini

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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Rossen Reports: How To Avoid Fake Uber Or Lyft Drivers | TODAY

If you are particularly worried about this, you can ask the driver their name, and who they’re looking for. This is how you would authenticate the driver. 

I have seen several instances where the car shown in the app is not the car the driver actually arrives in, so I think a name is actually a better approach. 

it is also possible to use aIra and rideshare together.

Jim

Written while on the move,, 

> On Nov 25, 2018, at 2:30 PM, Lyn Gwizdak via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This was an interesting video. People are too trusting of getting in 
> the car of a stranger. My question is how does a blind person read a 
> car's license plate to see if it matches what shows on the app? How 
> about seeing if the driver matches his/her pic on the app? You can't 
> use AIRA while on the rideshare app.
> 
> I dont use rideshare.
> 
> Lyn Gwizdak
> 
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 10:32 AM Rochelle Houston via NFBC-Info < 
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>> https://youtu.be/9p0jbS1Bn2s
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