Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Test_Tickles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Maybe Uber is trying to start a new dating app. “The best way to pick up chicks is to trap them in your car.”

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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    This is hitting hard cause I went from a '05 Hyundai sonata to a new Toyota Avalon, and the auto lock feature when shifting it of park still fucks with me and riders.

    I read about a horror story on Reddit of an Uber driver who engaged the child locks so they had a reason to open the door for the rider and I desperately want to avoid that perception!

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    • Test_Tickles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      FYI, most newer cars have a way for you to turn off the auto lock feature. It is usually a setting in menus, but some might have you do things like close all the doors, turn the car on, and then hold the unlock button for 10 seconds.
      Worst case scenario is it has to be done through the programming tool, so if you can’t figure out how to do it yourself, then the next time you have it serviced tell them to turn off the auto-locks.

      If I remember correctly, when auto locks were first introduced some countries saw them as dangerous so automakers were required to provide a way to turn it off.

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      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Just tucked with the settings and you’re absolutely right!

        Thanks homie!

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