Lyft is vastly improving rider safety with in-app emergency assistance and more

Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft can be incredibly convenient in this day and age, but unfortunately, using these services is not always ...

Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft can be incredibly convenient in this day and age, but unfortunately, using these services is not always 100 percent safe, as proven by multiple reports of sexual abuse in the past few years committed by improperly vetted drivers and even the shocking recent murder of a college student who got into the wrong car.

Fortunately, both Uber and Lyft are ramping up their efforts to improve rider safety and peace of mind, at least when they're not busy making it easy for people to tell drivers to keep their mouth shut. Lyft's latest "investment in ...

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