Uber Launches New Audio Seat Belt Reminder Across Canada
Seat belts save lives and wearing them is the most effective way for Canadians to protect themselves during a collision.
Yet 45% of riders indicate that they don’t always buckle up when they take a trip with Uber. According to Transport Canada, 300 lives can be saved every year if everyone wore seat belts. Seat belts worn correctly can reduce the chance of death in a collision by 47% and the chances of serious injury by 52%.
That’s why Uber wants to remind riders to buckle up by launching a brand new safety feature across the country tomorrow—audio seat belt reminders.
Here’s how it works:
Once a rider’s trip has started, an audio reminder stating “Please use your seat belt for your safety” will play on the driver’s phone shortly after the start of the trip.
At the same time, the rider will receive a push notification on their phone, reminding them to put their seat belt on.
This feature will be enabled on a rider’s first trip once it is launched. After that, it will be enabled every 10th trip.
Here’s a video of this feature in action:
And here’s the audio reminder:
Uber’s message is simple—no matter where you’re seated in the vehicle, you always need to buckle up. Whether you are going a few blocks, a few kilometres or a long distance trip, your seat belt must be worn at all times. Using Uber’s technology to remind riders to buckle up, they hope to increase seat belt use and potentially save lives.
Buckling up could even affect your Uber rating. Drivers have shared that not buckling up is one of the reasons they may rate riders less than five stars. Through this feature and raising awareness about seat belt safety, Uber wants to help protect both drivers and riders on the road.
The Uber platform is built with safety in mind. For a list of all their safety features, please visit here.
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Uber Launches New Audio Seat Belt Reminder Across Canada
Seat belts save lives and wearing them is the most effective way for Canadians to protect themselves during a collision.
Yet 45% of riders indicate that they don’t always buckle up when they take a trip with Uber. According to Transport Canada, 300 lives can be saved every year if everyone wore seat belts. Seat belts worn correctly can reduce the chance of death in a collision by 47% and the chances of serious injury by 52%.
That’s why Uber wants to remind riders to buckle up by launching a brand new safety feature across the country tomorrow—audio seat belt reminders.
Here’s how it works:
Here’s a video of this feature in action:
And here’s the audio reminder:
Uber’s message is simple—no matter where you’re seated in the vehicle, you always need to buckle up. Whether you are going a few blocks, a few kilometres or a long distance trip, your seat belt must be worn at all times. Using Uber’s technology to remind riders to buckle up, they hope to increase seat belt use and potentially save lives.
Buckling up could even affect your Uber rating. Drivers have shared that not buckling up is one of the reasons they may rate riders less than five stars. Through this feature and raising awareness about seat belt safety, Uber wants to help protect both drivers and riders on the road.
The Uber platform is built with safety in mind. For a list of all their safety features, please visit here.
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This entry was posted on July 15, 2024 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Commentary with tags Uber. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.