rideshare drivers

Chicago can be a difficult place to be a rideshare driver with the high gas prices, traffic and a recent spike in carjackings. Now, one group is making sure drivers get some help. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Following the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in the Chicago area, other rideshare drivers have called for added safety measures. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

In response to the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, fearful rideshare drivers have called on companies to implement a number of safety changes. Drivers told NBC 5 they’re aware taking each trip is a risk, but believe more protections are necessary. “As a female, it makes it really hard,” said Felicia Gills,...