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kcr

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29. It shows their lack of attention to safety

Reply to Enrique (Reply #26)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 06:32 PM

Feb 2016

The extremely erratic driving, with the car being sideswiped was certainly a concern. The customer who reported it had to jump out of the car! They should have immediately taken him off the list for that and they didn't. Even if no shooting had followed, that alone is pretty egregious.

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Uber failed to prioritize safety complaint on Kalamazoo shooter before rampage [View all] Eugene Feb 2016 OP

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Telefon AngryAmish Feb 2016 #15

He went to an apartment building looking for someone named Mazie, then shot a woman 3 times gollygee Feb 2016 #37

I've never taken an Uber, and I surely won't now. kcr Feb 2016 #6

Love em. Use them all the time. TampaAnimusVortex Feb 2016 #13

Good for you n/t kcr Feb 2016 #14

Given that the people using the service were not the actual ones shot... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #16

Good for the uber users who weren't shot, then? kcr Feb 2016 #18

No. Life is dangerous then. No matter who you choose to drive you around. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #19

Okay. Carry on with your life of getting into cars with strangers. Have fun n/t kcr Feb 2016 #20

Okay! ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #23

20 years ago, a mass murderer went back to his job driving a taxi afterwards JPZenger Feb 2016 #8

sounds like he kept his 2 jobs separate... lame54 Feb 2016 #10

Except that taxi companies must do criminal background checks gratuitous Feb 2016 #12

Yep. Uber is just an app for hitch-hiking. kcr Feb 2016 #17

Love his excuse... lame54 Feb 2016 #9

Because Im sure taxis have never driver driven erratically before Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #32

I think we also need to focus on the fact that the Kalamzoo police were alerted. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #21

if that is true it is the much bigger issue JI7 Feb 2016 #24

It is true... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #25

Some have thought so for more than a quarter century -- Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #35

can't erratic driving be violent ? it's a safety issue at least JI7 Feb 2016 #22

i don't see how it makes a difference Enrique Feb 2016 #26

They should have called the cops on him and given the license number flamingdem Feb 2016 #28

How come the passenger didnt call the police Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #33

Like I said, he didn't have the license number, he had the phone number of the driver though flamingdem Feb 2016 #34

It shows their lack of attention to safety kcr Feb 2016 #29

Uber doesn't give any kind of phone number, so they save money but cannot flamingdem Feb 2016 #27

Does Uber even have an urgent response type of plan in place? MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #30

A passenger's girlfriend DID dial 911, and the call was not ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #31