One group that presented offered the idea for a college
transport service called I.O.U. Transport. The idea was loosely based off of
Uber and looked to fix all the small errors that Uber clearly has. The group
thought of having student drivers to help new students who don’t have a car or
friends get around town. Not everyone has a car and some students want a job so
this service could fulfill both of those things. The group stressed how Uber
has shortcomings and this service was meant to create a close network within
the college and also to help keep students safe. There are countless stories of
Uber trips going wrong and women often the victims. But I.O.U Transport makes
me wonder, how will they stay safe and protect their customers. Sexual Assault
is very common in college, in fact freshman girls are most vulnerable. What can
be done to prevent a possible male driver from taking advantage of girls he
drives? Yes, you could fire them and have them arrested, but the poor girl has
to live with that. How could that be prevented from the onset? Or can it?
As to whether
or not this is a moral issue, I am not completely sure. The premise of it is to
help people get place to place when they do not know anyone else on campus. But
that is what a taxi service does too. Is the fact that it is trying to create a
safer environment for college students that makes it solve a moral issue? Or is
Uber itself the moral issue? I am kidding on the last part. This project idea
seems more suitable for a larger campus operation, but it would be safer on a
smaller scale college such as CBU. What I mean by that is on a large campus,
more students will be without a car and plus its more space on campus to
travel. A small campus like CBU has everyone know everyone else and it won’t be
too hard to find rides. But the fact that it’s a small campus makes the student
more likely to know and trust who is driving them. The overall idea of this
service is not a bad one, may need small improvements but it is promising.
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