One thing I love about this platform of writing I get to cover a wide range of topics for everyone of all ages and backgrounds. I love to cover more serious topics on my blog that are helpful, insightful, and full of advice. It's simply to make us all more educated, smarter, wiser, and better at our safety. This topic is something I know many of you can identify with in our current society. So my dear readers I wanted to discuss the topic of car apps and traveling when you are alone.
I have heard the
several stories in the news and on some popular talk shows talking about how
many women and men are being taken advantage of and are being hurt. We are supposed to travel as human
beings we have this ability to leave, vacate, learn, use our senses to explore,
and go out to learn more about the world. Whenever I hear a story or something
that makes me light up I know it’s time to write. It’s time to get out there
and spread the word that women and men both need to be their most aware and
alert selves. We are already in
America and we are still on high
alert, we have so much to deal with from day to day to different public
displays of hate, people trying to compromise our freedom, enjoyment, and
having fun. Now we have to be even more conscientious and organized with our
travel abilities within our communities, our country, and outside of the
country too. We all want to come back home in one piece unscathed and untouched
physically, emotionally, or spiritually. The point of traveling is about
escaping your day- to- day reality and life. It’s a shame that now we have to
prepare ourselves even more for malicious activity. I heard the story about
young woman who was harassed while she was asleep and almost ended up Boston,
MA instead of her actual destination which was right in New York City.
The Uber driver intentionally
changed the Uber app and headed into a different direction just to confuse his
passenger, make her disoriented, and to maliciously attack and violate her
personal space. Next was a story about a young woman who made an honest mistake
when in Las Vegas, Nevada thought she was heading home when she was kidnapped
and taken to a dark secluded open parking lot and location. She was smart, she
started recording using the Snapchat app on her cell phone intentionally so her
viewers knew where she was and she could have the video ready for the police.
The point of all of these stories is it’s unfortunate that we cannot trust
Smartphone apps at all. It makes perfect sense because an app can give you
information but the physical person is not there with you. They are not on the
phone communicating with you for example saying “Yes Helen Smith we are going
to 340 Park Road Place and will drop you off in front of your house and that
will be $50 dollars for the one way trip”. That’s how Uber, Rideshare, and Lyft
need to conduct business. Driving is supposed to be a task where you are
focused on the road anyway why are you thinking of harassing your customers who
are paying you for your livelihood and to earn income to survive? I don’t quite
get that at all why would you harm and maliciously attack an innocent woman
who’s just trying to get home to her roommates, her boyfriend/girlfriend, her
dorm room, her parents, her children, her husband/wife. It really doesn’t make
any sense why these drivers have become so disturbed, malicious, and full of
disrespect towards women.
I
heard the story and immediately thought “ I think the universe and God is speaking to me with this story”.
The young lady who was kidnapped was by herself and I could relate to traveling
alone i
out when we were partying or me by myself. I could never fathom or even
imagine the guilt and anger I would feel if my friend left an event and ended
up by herself in a strange position late at night at 2 or 3 in the morning.
You’re in a strange city, you don’t
know where you are, and you’re with a person who you clearly cannot trust. I
hope that people will take better precautions. Know everyone who you are
traveling, do your research, your homework, get to know the concierge, find out
who lives in a town you are staying it if you know an old friend, relative, or
family member look out for you. Get familiar with your surroundings know where
the nearest police station or attract areas with high police patrolling. Which
means a tourist spot the more tourists around you and police around you the
better you will feel. Do not get into a car by yourself without someone knowing
where you’re going, what time you left, and where you are going next. Tips I
heard were pretend calling, alert anyone you can, and most of all don’t ever
put yourself in a situation you do not deserve to be in or should not be in at
all. It’s not worth it late at night if you don’t feel comfortable, leave
immediately, and reschedule. Or just bring a friend along right away. I can’t
tell you how grateful I am that the times I have traveled by myself people knew
where I was….they knew the address, hotel room, I asked hotel concierge for
taxis, and people thankfully lived within the state. So I am very fortunate I
never had to worry. I say this with best of intentions for all of the young
ladies and gentlemen who travel on their own every single day unsupervised. Be
cautious, be prepared, protect yourself, give someone you trust where you’re
going, and don’t travel alone late at night in an app related car service
especially young females in your teens and twenties please always be aware of
your surroundings, areas, and its good to reach out to people who know you too
in your community .It never hurts to let someone know where you are.
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