Fourteen women filed complaints Wednesday against Uber's main competitor in the United States. They accuse the Lyft company of not being a secure service because the history of the drivers is not sufficiently controlled.
A complaint was filed on Wednesday against Lyft, Uber's rival in the United States, accused of "Negligence" by several women who claim to have been raped or sexually assaulted by drivers contacted via the app.
"Lyft's response to the sexual predator crisis among its drivers is totally inadequate", according to the complaint lodged by 14 women in a court of San Francisco, seat of the platform of reservations of vehicles of tourist with driver (VTC).
These women have accused Lyft of knowing since 2015 that some of her drivers are attacking their customers. They ensure that the company has not put in place enhanced background checks or "Procedures to enhance passenger safety".
On the contrary, the company is still, according to this document, " false advertising " by presenting itself as a secure service.
The 14 women also blame him for continuing to drive some of the drivers involved, for not responding to their complaints and for not cooperating with the police in investigating their attackers.
One of them, 23, said she was raped in May 2019 in North Carolina by her driver who followed her to her hotel room while she was drunk. According to the complaint, the police were forced to seek a warrant to obtain information from Lyft.
Kim Natural, victim of touching in December 2018 in Salt Lake City, explained at a press conference that "Lyft had never answered his (her) calls" and had not held it "Informed about the follow-up" his complaint.
Yet between 2014 and 2016, the company received about 100 reports of sexual assault against its drivers in one state, according to the complainants. It was California, then said one of their lawyers, Stephen Estey.
Lyft, created in 2012 and floated on the stock market in March, assured the USA Today daily that this type of behavior "Resulted in a definitive set-aside" drivers. "We do not tolerate harassment or violence on our platform"continued his spokeswoman Lauren Alexander.
Uber is also being sued in this regard. In April, a woman assaulted by one of her drivers claimed $ 10 million in a lawsuit filed in Washington.
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