The Scoop Blog Recent incidents like Dallas rape cases raise question: Which is safer, Uber or taxi? From wire and staff reports The deadly shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Mich., renews the question that has dogged Uber and other taxi competitors: Their rides may be cheaper and more convenient than cabs', but are they as safe? It's not just whether Uber's part-time drivers are better or worse than cabbies behind the wheel. It's a matter of whether riders fear they may fall victim to crimes. Last summer, a Dallas woman accused an Uber driver of raping her after he drove her to her home in west Oak Cliff. A few months later, Dallas police arrested a driver with Lyft — another app-based ride-sharing service — for allegedly raping a woman he picked up in Uptown. In the Dallas Uber case, the company has said that it "mistakenly" issued driver's privileges to rape suspect Talal Ali Chammout.
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