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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month.
(www.uber.com)
Riders
- Request on-demand: When requesting a trip on demand, women riders will see an option called Women Drivers. If the wait time is longer than anticipated, they can always opt for another ride with a faster pickup.
- Reserve in advance: For more planning and certainty, women riders can use Reserve to pre-book a trip with women drivers.
- Set a preference: Riders can set a preference for a woman driver in their app settings. While it’s not guaranteed, turning on the Women preference increases your chances of being matched with a woman driver.
For Drivers
Women drivers can simply toggle on the “Women Rider Preference” in their app settings. If they want to receive trip requests from all riders, they can turn the preference off at any time.
i'll note that all the issues raised in the comments would be very nicely solved by proper public transport with cameras in the vehicles, hell many (most?) subways have pretty amazing systems where they have people actively monitoring things and you can discreetly chat with the safety staff to alert them to issues or just say that you're feeling unsafe.
and yes, i do realize you can't have subways in rural wyoming, thank you.