Safety tips for the DRIVERS
Before the Ride:
- Verify Passenger Identity: Check the passenger’s name and profile photo (if available) in the app before allowing them to enter your vehicle.
- Keep Your Vehicle in Good Condition: Regularly maintain your vehicle to ensure it is in safe working condition. Check brakes, tires, lights, and other essential components.
- Plan Your Routes: Familiarize yourself with the area and potential routes. Use GPS to plan the safest and most efficient routes.
During the Ride
- Follow Traffic Laws: Obey all traffic signals, speed limits, and other road regulations to ensure a safe driving environment.
- Minimize Distractions: Avoid using your phone or engaging in other distractions while driving. Use hands-free devices if necessary.
- Keep Doors Locked: Lock your doors when you are driving to prevent unauthorized access.
- Trust Your Instincts: If a passenger makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, trust your gut. You have the right to decline or end a ride if you feel threatened.
- Stay in Well-Lit Areas: Prefer pickups and drop-offs in well-lit and populated areas, especially at night.
After the Ride:
- Minimize Distractions: Avoid using your phone or engaging in other distractions while driving. Use hands-free devices if necessary.Keep Doors
- Locked: Lock your doors when you are driving to prevent unauthorized access.
- Trust Your Instincts: If a passenger makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, trust your gut. You have the right to decline or end a ride if you feel threatened.
- Stay in Well-Lit Areas: Prefer pickups and drop-offs in well-lit and populated areas, especially at night.
Additional Tips
- Emergency Features: Familiarize yourself with the app’s emergency features.
- Cashless Transactions: Use the app’s cashless payment system to avoid carrying large amounts of cash, reducing the risk of theft.
- Limit Personal Information Sharing: Avoid sharing personal information with passengers. Keep conversations general and professional.
- Stay Connected: Keep your phone charged and within reach. Inform a friend or family member of your working hours and share your location if possible.
- First Aid Kit and Emergency Supplies: Keep a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, flashlight, and other emergency supplies in your vehicle.
- Maintain Professionalism: Dress appropriately and maintain a professional demeanour to foster a respectful and safe environment.