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Woman Reveals Simple Uber Safety Hack For Dangerous Situations: “This Is Scary And Smart At The Same Time”
- An American woman has revealed what she leaves on her hair and fingerprints on all her Ubers
- The hack ensures that there is definitive evidence that she was in the carpool.
- He shared the advice in a video posted to TikTok that garnered 27 million views.
- Many appreciated the ‘clever’ trick and others share their own security tricks.
A woman has revealed the two things she always does in any Uber or ride-sharing service in case she finds herself in a dangerous situation.
in a video Posted on TikTok, the American woman said she drops locks of hair and leaves fingerprints on the back of every Uber she rides to leave evidence that she was there.
The informative clip racked up more than 27.5 million views and sparked lively discussion among the women in the comments as they shared their own safety hacks and scary experiences.
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An American woman has gone massively viral on TikTok after revealing the simple safety hack she recommends all women do on Ubers and ride-sharing services.
He said he drops locks of hair and leaves fingerprints on the back of every Uber he uses to leave evidence that he was there.
“Ever since a girl on TikTok said she leaves hair and fingerprints on all her Ubers, I leave hair and fingerprints on all my Ubers,” the woman wrote in the captioned clip: “Ladies amrita #love being awoman.”
Many in the comments welcomed the ‘smart’ advice, while others shared their own experiences of feeling unsafe in rideshares and taxis.
“How sad we have to do this,” said one woman while another replied: “Scary and smart at the same time.”
“Wow, I didn’t even think of this,” wrote a third.
“I had an Uber driver lock me in his car until I gave it five stars and a good review,” recalled another.
Not everyone got the subtle trick, but one viewer explained: “It’s just in case something happens so fingerprints and hair can be traced.”
Others revealed their own tips and tricks to ensure they stay safe when a stranger takes them somewhere.
I always pretend I’m on the phone with someone when I walk in. Usually I’m like ‘okay I’ll get on the Uber, I’ll send you my location, I love you, bye,'” one woman replied.
‘Set your Uber name to a guy’s name. Looks like a dad/boyfriend/boss ordered it for you, so you have someone waiting for you,” a second shared.
‘Come in, always open the door again. It acts like it doesn’t close right. Make sure the child lock is not activated! another recommended.