Uber use for 15 yr old?

[Anonymous]

Sigh. Everything comes with some risk. The risk associated with putting your kid in an Uber is very small. Talk with DC ahead of time about what to do if she gets a bad vibe from someone, if the car goes off-route, etc. Reassure her that the Uber is safe but remind her that it’s always a good idea to know what you will do if something goes amiss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Everything comes with some risk. The risk associated with putting your kid in an Uber is very small. Talk with DC ahead of time about what to do if she gets a bad vibe from someone, if the car goes off-route, etc. Reassure her that the Uber is safe but remind her that it’s always a good idea to know what you will do if something goes amiss.

The risk of your son or daughter being assaulted or raped if you pick them up yourself is ZERO.

Imagine how you'd feel if your kid was attacked, despite that "very small" chance, because you were too lazy to pick them up yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Everything comes with some risk. The risk associated with putting your kid in an Uber is very small. Talk with DC ahead of time about what to do if she gets a bad vibe from someone, if the car goes off-route, etc. Reassure her that the Uber is safe but remind her that it’s always a good idea to know what you will do if something goes amiss.

The risk of your son or daughter being assaulted or raped if you pick them up yourself is ZERO.

Imagine how you'd feel if your kid was attacked, despite that "very small" chance, because you were too lazy to pick them up yourself.

This reasoning is insane. We accept small risks because we’re teaching them to navigate the world. Are you planning to drive your kids for life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:every time I feel like I could be OK with this, I have an borderline Uber experience and it sets me right back to no.

Exactly. I take a lot of ubers, and I can NOT allow my kids to take them alone. NO WAY. Most Uber drivers are fine. Some are really scary.

[Anonymous]

Is there better screening for the Uber-black drivers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter does it all the time. I don't understand the concern.

How old is your daughter?

[Anonymous]

I think the problem is we don't really know what the risk level is for taking an uber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there better screening for the Uber-black drivers?

I doubt it, but is Lyft better than Uber for screening? All the worst stories I've read have been Uber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Everything comes with some risk. The risk associated with putting your kid in an Uber is very small. Talk with DC ahead of time about what to do if she gets a bad vibe from someone, if the car goes off-route, etc. Reassure her that the Uber is safe but remind her that it’s always a good idea to know what you will do if something goes amiss.

The risk of your son or daughter being assaulted or raped if you pick them up yourself is ZERO.

Imagine how you'd feel if your kid was attacked, despite that "very small" chance, because you were too lazy to pick them up yourself.

This reasoning is insane. We accept small risks because we’re teaching them to navigate the world. Are you planning to drive your kids for life?

Your reasoning is insane. A 15 year old is not an adult, and the risks that are inappropriate for them, at that age, will change when they get older. So no, refusing to let them take Uber by themselves at 15 does not mean I'm planning to drive them around "for life". I can think of many other things I would not let a 15 year old do, about which they will have to make their own decisions three years later.

Part of learning to "navigate the world" is learning not to take unnecessary risks with your personal safety. I am very definitely teaching my daughter to avoid putting herself at risk unnecessarily. For now, I am the one who will judge the amount of risk and whether or not it is necessary. Later, she will judge that for herself. You, on the other hand, are contemptibly stupid, and therefore your kids will learn nothing from you, and also grow up to be stupid. Sad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there better screening for the Uber-black drivers?

I doubt it, but is Lyft better than Uber for screening? All the worst stories I've read have been Uber.

I don’t know whether they have better screening, but I prefer Lyft’s company culture/values. I will say, though, that my kid is more likely to be rejected by a Lyft driver than Uber, so if there’s no room for error, I order through Uber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter does it all the time. I don't understand the concern.

All you have to do is google "uber rape" and many stories will come up. Some of the victims are teenagers.

+1

And also +1 to another post (11:01) where the PP noted that cops say Uber crime seems to go strangely under-reported.

Parents seem so extremely trusting of Uber. All the talk about "But they background-check the drivers and you can see pickup time" etc.--well, just Google as PP above says.

Of course someone will come to post about how those of us who haven't bought into the Uber's-so-safe belief are "anxious" and "living in fear" blah blah. Sorry, no. Plenty of city experience and travel smarts and still don't believe people are so automatically trusting of these services. That doesn't mean never use them. But send a kid in them? No, thanks.