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

[Karmalynne]

A person can driver, and them to identify themselves once they arrive.

On 11/26/18, Lisa Irving via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBC-Info <nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Barcore via
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> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 11:38 AM
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Barcore <jbar at barcore.com>
> 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 <
>> nfbc-info at nfbnet.org wrote:
>>
>>> https://youtu.be/9p0jbS1Bn2s
>>>
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