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Re:The Uber Bubble by prmoustache on Monday April 18, 2022 @04:52AM (#31068630)
Apparently in Mexico it used to be the case 5years ago but nowadays you can't rely on Uber either anymore if you are a woman and you don't want to just be a dead raped corpse the next morning.

Source: mexican gf and her family still living there.

Not sure if the issue comes from Uber not giving out drivers info, drivers blaming someone borrowed their car but not disclosing identity of supposed borrower or police not even asking but it seems to be the true reality.

Also a quick google search shows there are occurences of this in the USA as well. The fact the driver may be charged and found guilty after that sadly do not prevent the crime from happening in the first place.

Re:The Uber Bubble by projektfu on Monday April 18, 2022 @07:46AM (#31069494)
"In Mexico" is really too broad to say what to expect. Cancun, Tijuana, CDMX, and Queretaro, as examples, are going to be vastly different experiences.
Re:The Uber Bubble by prmoustache on Monday April 18, 2022 @04:09PM (#31075808)
Well Cancun is not mx anymore. GF is from Queretaro, which is somewhat considered a safe place. She would not take an Uber alone anymore as she used to do.
Re:The Uber Bubble by projektfu on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:36PM (#31088713)
Is that like "Miami is the closest foreign city to the US"?
Re:The Uber Bubble by xapata on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @03:01PM (#31087397)
Why would a taxi be any better?