Posts Tagged ‘safety’
Uber drivers with low ratings can get deactivated from the Uber platform. Now, passengers who consistently get well below a five-star rating will get the same treatment.
This feature already rolled out in Australia, New Zealand, and India, and ... ...
Almost a year after Uber introduced a 911 button for passengers, its main competitor Lyft is finally doing the same.
Last fall Lyft added an emergency assistance feature to the driver app, but passengers still needed to call 911 or Lyft's 24-7 ... ...
Buckle up.
That's not just a suggestion when it comes to new Chevy Traverse, Malibu, and Colorado models arriving this summer.
For teenage drivers, the car won't shift out of park for 20 seconds if the ignition is on and the driver doesn't have... ...
Accidents happen, things break, and climate change means that extreme weather has now become the norm.
Point is: it’s always good to be prepared in case things get a little messy (and boy, is there room for things to get messy). The great news ... ...
Online travel and restaurant booking site TripAdvisor will introduce new safety filters after people who used the site raised concerns over ****** assaults. TripAdvisor says it found 1,100 reviews that referenced ****** assault in just the last year alone.
The new search filter will show reviews that mention ****** assault or misconduct by employees of a ...
This pencil pouch has over 35 times the legal limit of lead, 29 times the legal limit of cadmium. ...
Hurrah for Norwich, New York schoolbus driver Samantha Call and her astonishing reflexes! From Norwich City School District/Facebook:
This is exactly why you should NEVER pass a school bus when the stop arm is out and the red lights are flashing!
..."Samantha did an outstanding job," NCSD Transportation Supervisor William Loomis said. "All of our drivers ...
The Federal Trade Commission said today that Google and Apple have removed three dating apps from their app stores because they could potentially be used by ****** predators to find children. In a parental advisory, FTC attorney Lisa Weintraub Schifferle wrote that FastMeet, Meet24 and Meet4U, all made by Ukrainian company Wildec, appeared to violate ...
The Austin Public Health Department and the CDC studied the safety of e-scooters and came to the conclusion that if you ride them you should wear a helmet. One in 5,000 e-scooter rides results in an injury and 48% of those are head injuries.
From Ars Technica:
This study actually discovered a higher rate of ...
Summer is coming.
As you plot the days you're planning on going to the beach to soak up the sun, thieves are also rubbing their hands in anticipation to soak up your valuables. Because as much as the beach is considered the prime destination for vaca... ...