Safe and Private Rides Act

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at boosting passengers’ safety and privacy when in the vehicles of ride-sharing service drivers. The measure, titled the Safe and Private Rides Act, would require transportation network companies to alert passengers if their driver is…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, legislation which would protect rideshare passengers’ privacy by requiring transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device…