My 15 y.o. teen claims EVERYONE UBERs in her school
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Anonymous
| The school is in an area with limited public transportation (I know kids at schools like BCC and RM have a better choice.) My DD is using her friends Uber apps to get around and I am not so happy. Should I trust UBER drivers more than I do? |
Anonymous
| No, you should not. Not only are the fairly inverted and hard to find again, they use their phones constantly while driving because they don’t know where they are going! I think I would rather let my cautious 15 1/2 year old drive herself! |
Anonymous
Agreed, OP ... And "EVERYONE" is teenage-speak for "I want my way and this sounds convincing" ... it's an almost expected teen tactic 
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Anonymous
| No. I would not be happy if my 15 yo daughter were using Uber regularly, especially alone. |
Anonymous
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All the teens I know use Uber but not alone.
It's a good skill and once my kids were a little older and faced with dealing with their driver drinking at a party they just get an Uber. My son went to a concert and missed the last metro out of the city and took an Uber. My 17 yo had an official visit to a college and he flew to the city and ubered to the interview/meeting. I think you are really missing a chance to tech you child a skill. |
Anonymous
She was using her friend's uber, and it was three of them, all girls. |
Anonymous
OP here. My DD uses all kinds of apps on her phone - scanning, flashcards, periods tracking, fitbit, you name it... Will UBER somehow contribute toy her tech skill? She's also been taking occasionally metro since 14. |
Anonymous
Not tech skills. It will teach her how to get out of a bad situation. You will tell your child to get out of a drinking party but it's really hard to call your parents to show up to a drinking party. My children have gone to parties and when they realize there is alcohol they just Uber out. Sometimes the friend that drove doesn't want to leave. My child was at a dance and their driver drank at the dinner party so they ubered to the dance. Sure they could have called mom and dad but the Uber is a little more low key. They just pretended they wanted to go earlier. Once they were walking somewhere and it started pouring. They ducked into a dry place and called an Uber. It's not like they use it every week. |
Anonymous
| I let my teen daughter uber with friends only. |
Anonymous
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I recently saw a news story where an uber driver raped a woman. Scary.
How does your daughter know for sure that the car she's getting into is an Uber car? Do they have signs or anything indicating what they are? I'm afraid that if some creep sees a couple of young girls standing on a corner waiting for a ride.....(shudder) |
Anonymous
| If your 15-year-old is at my kid's school, then no, it's not true that EVERYONE Ubers at her school. My kid has never Ubered. I haven't either. |
Anonymous
Uber cars have an Uber Logo sign in the window and you can verify with ID who your driver is.
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Anonymous
These are things they need to learn. The Uber app sends you the drivers name, a picture of the driver, the make and model of the car and the license plate. You children need to learn to say to the driver "what is your name". My children rarely Uber alone but the few times they do I will be on the phone with them. Also, the Uber app sends you an emails when they order the Uber and show you the pick up time, drop off time and map of where they drove. |
Anonymous
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Hell no. We always teach kids to never go with strangers. I have felt weird using an Uber. Plus you need to be 18.
~laid back mom |
Anonymous
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O.k. that logo is probably readily available. If your kids are doing this please talk to them about verifying ID before they get in the car.
They would be just so easy for a creeper to target. |