This Is Why A Female Ride-Sharing Service Has Launched In Australia

by Gina Rushton

''In Australia, nine male Uber and taxi drivers have been charged with assaulting their female passengers in the past 12 months, while another four taxi drivers have been convicted over older incidents.

In October last year, Muhammad Naveed was charged with allegedly raping a 22-year-old British tourist who had been in Australia for three weeks.

The 39-year-old Uber driver, who faces trial in January, allegedly pulled alongside the woman in Sydney’s Kings Cross and offered her a lift home, which she accepted.

He then drove her to a dark street where he allegedly parked and raped her...''

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