Rideshare Parents Worst Nightmare, Child Missing. Fortunately Child Found.
Posted by HCN on Monday, November 6, 2023
A Maryland 13 year old male youth was missing starting around October 30th, last seen in a well known intersection of New Jersey/ New York Ave, not too far from DC museums and major public transportation hubs, in connection to a Uber ride.
Plainly, fortunately the young man has been reunited with his family.
In lieu of going into what kinds of measures were about to be taken to find him, -
Let it be said that there are certain precautions to take before allowing a dependent or vulnerable person into a rideshare:
Just because there is an app, and tracker, does not assure 100% accountability of everything that happens for every second and every amount of distance traveled.
Plainly, fortunately the young man has been reunited with his family.
In lieu of going into what kinds of measures were about to be taken to find him, -
Let it be said that there are certain precautions to take before allowing a dependent or vulnerable person into a rideshare:
Just because there is an app, and tracker, does not assure 100% accountability of everything that happens for every second and every amount of distance traveled.
- Riders have been attacked, drivers have been attacked.
- Unfortunately there are drivers out there that use the rideshare programs to supplement or decoy criminal activity, even if very subtly.
- It may be strongly recommended, that if your teenager, elderly spouse, great grandparent over 80, recently released hospital patient, were to have a rideshare arranged, to make sure that they have a photo communication source, such as a cellular phone, it is charged up sufficient to stay on it during the ride, where you can see and talk to the rider until they meet their destination.
- Get the driver name, and other validated identification before the ride starts.
