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15 Dec 2014

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Reuters

Uber Delhi rape case: Taxis driven by women for women in India

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The alleged rape of a woman passenger by an Uber taxi driver  once again spotlights the risks of India’s transport system, which fails to keep women safe. One solution: Taxis driven by women for women...Now the service has become a model for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to replicate nationwide, its chief executive says...Rising sex crimes have prompted Indian states and small firms to launch taxi services run by women. The trend grew after Dec. 2012 protests over the rape of a young woman on a moving bus in the capital, New Delhi, and her subsequent death....Tougher laws and promises of better policing have proved ineffectual. India’s public transport is the fourth most dangerous in the world for women, and nighttime safety ranks second worst, a recent poll showed.

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