I had three taxi drivers behind me… nobody jumped to help me.
This is the reality and it shouldn’t be….
Great idea to have lady only cabs
Driveby_Dogboy on
First item on the agenda, the split
Margrave75 on
Work for IrishRail. Few weeks ago a girl (early 20s) landed in off the last train, was hoping to get a bus out to college campus, no chance at that hour. Told her taxis were out outside, could tell she was NOT keen on the idea. Luckily my shift was almost over, and my daughter was picking me up, so she was happy to take an offered lift.
That lady’s service sounds like something that would have been a perfect fit for that girl that night!
Bigbeast54 on
It’s lady focused not lady only. It would be illegal to refuse a customer on the grounds of gender. It’s the same way its4women can’t refuse to insure men.
It would also be an interesting case if they refused to allow men to join their app. That might be illegal as well, but I’m less sure of that.
It’s interesting though that something that’s both a business and discriminatory is getting free publicity on rte.
Bright_Tax628 on
I’ve just too many experiences where a driver has made me feel uncomfortable or unsafe (not always intentionally, but the point still stands). The majority are great, but it’s a bit of a lottery with who you’re getting. It has definitely held me back from drinking or staying out too late on more than one occasion, as it’s not always worth the additional feeling of vulnerability.
Best of luck to her!
Aggravating_Teach210 on
was parked. He tried to get in, but luckily the door was locked. He tried to smash my window. He grabbed me by the neck and he hit me.
Sadly A female driver isn’t going to stop this.
sweetsuffrinjasus on
I don’t think you can (legally) discriminate based on gender. If a male passenger wants to hire the cab, she has to take the fare.
That’s my fear here: is she advertising herself in flashing lights as a potential target?
I don’t know what the solution is, or maybe do we need cabs like they have in London and other cities where no one sits in the front, and the driver is protected?
A clear solution would be if people stopped being so aggressive, I know that too. It’s not this lady’s fault. She’s not doing the wrong thing. But unfortunately that’s not where we are at with people. We still have these aggressive bollixes who would attack another person.
mprz on
I wish her success, it is going to be the best two months of her life, probably.
hovathatnova on
Had multiple taxi drivers try to kiss me in my 20s and thankfully had the wits about me to refuse. This is a good thing
Mossy375 on
My girlfriend gets a taxi to my place pretty often, and it’s a 50/50 split on whether or not she’ll get inappropriate advances. Luckily nothing physical, but she’s been asked to give her phone number, asked for a date, told to leave me and go out with him instead, and so on. She has started to wait on the street for the taxi to drive off so they don’t see which building she’s going into. Gives a whole new meaning to a pick up service.
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I had three taxi drivers behind me… nobody jumped to help me.
This is the reality and it shouldn’t be….
Great idea to have lady only cabs
First item on the agenda, the split
Work for IrishRail. Few weeks ago a girl (early 20s) landed in off the last train, was hoping to get a bus out to college campus, no chance at that hour. Told her taxis were out outside, could tell she was NOT keen on the idea. Luckily my shift was almost over, and my daughter was picking me up, so she was happy to take an offered lift.
That lady’s service sounds like something that would have been a perfect fit for that girl that night!
It’s lady focused not lady only. It would be illegal to refuse a customer on the grounds of gender. It’s the same way its4women can’t refuse to insure men.
It would also be an interesting case if they refused to allow men to join their app. That might be illegal as well, but I’m less sure of that.
It’s interesting though that something that’s both a business and discriminatory is getting free publicity on rte.
I’ve just too many experiences where a driver has made me feel uncomfortable or unsafe (not always intentionally, but the point still stands). The majority are great, but it’s a bit of a lottery with who you’re getting. It has definitely held me back from drinking or staying out too late on more than one occasion, as it’s not always worth the additional feeling of vulnerability.
Best of luck to her!
was parked. He tried to get in, but luckily the door was locked. He tried to smash my window. He grabbed me by the neck and he hit me.
Sadly A female driver isn’t going to stop this.
I don’t think you can (legally) discriminate based on gender. If a male passenger wants to hire the cab, she has to take the fare.
That’s my fear here: is she advertising herself in flashing lights as a potential target?
I don’t know what the solution is, or maybe do we need cabs like they have in London and other cities where no one sits in the front, and the driver is protected?
A clear solution would be if people stopped being so aggressive, I know that too. It’s not this lady’s fault. She’s not doing the wrong thing. But unfortunately that’s not where we are at with people. We still have these aggressive bollixes who would attack another person.
I wish her success, it is going to be the best two months of her life, probably.
Had multiple taxi drivers try to kiss me in my 20s and thankfully had the wits about me to refuse. This is a good thing
My girlfriend gets a taxi to my place pretty often, and it’s a 50/50 split on whether or not she’ll get inappropriate advances. Luckily nothing physical, but she’s been asked to give her phone number, asked for a date, told to leave me and go out with him instead, and so on. She has started to wait on the street for the taxi to drive off so they don’t see which building she’s going into. Gives a whole new meaning to a pick up service.