Business TREND. Acting Before Ride Share Safety Legislation.

Which company? Lyft

What did Lyft do? Create a Safety Advisory Council

Who will serve on Lyft’s Safety Advisory Council?

• representatives from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
• representatives from “It’s On Us”, a public awareness campaign launched by former U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014
• law enforcement groups
•  led by Eman Barhoumeh, its vice president of safety and customer engagement

What sparked the formation?

• Uber’s Safety report that acknowledged that Uber had received 3000 reports of sexual assault in the US in 2018
• A lawsuit concerning female passenger safety

NY Times | Lyft Forms Advisory Council to Improve Platform Safety

Engadget | Lyft forms yet another group to address passenger safety