<p>#Roommates, if you’re a frequent Lyft rider, then you’ll be happy to know the app is making safety a priority. According to @Verge, today they made an announcement that they’re rolling out new features on the app to help with safety and mistaken identity issues.</p>
<p>We all know the types of potential risks we take when hoping into a stranger’s car for a ride, even through an authorized ride sharing app. Just a month ago a South Carolina student was killed allegedly by a man who was posing as an Uber driver after mistakenly getting in his car.</p>
<p>Now Lyft is making safety a priority and created an in-app panic button that will allow passengers to call 911 as quickly as they can through the push of a button. With the new changes, they’ll also include enlarged versions of the driver’s license plate numbers to help prevent passengers from getting in the wrong car!</p>
<p>Along with the new panic button, Lyft is also offering sexual harassment prevention training to all of its drivers. Yessss, Lfyt is really coming through for the culture. Love a company that’s aware of what’s going on. Roommates, with these new changes, do you feel safer hoping into a Lyft or do you feel like there’s more to be done? Let us know!</p>
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634087/lyft-panic-button-911-app-riders-safety">https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634087/lyft-panic-button-911-app-riders-safety</a></p>
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