A writer's surprisingly simple trick for staying safe in a Lyft has gone viral. Here's what you need to know.

by Graham Rapier

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• A simple trick to stay safe during Uber or Lyft rides went viral after Tiffany Jackson tweeted her experience.

• After entering the car, the Brooklyn-based writer said she opened and closed the door to make sure there were no child locks engaged.

• The driver, new to Lyft, asked her about the move, and said he was going to pass along the trick to his sister.

Last week, Tiffany Jackson, a Brooklyn-based writer, tweeted an interaction she had with a Lyft driver that struck a nerve with thousands of readers.

In short, the fiction author said she opened and closed the door right after she entered the vehicle, in order to check that there were no child locks in place that could prevent her from making a swift exit should anything go wrong.

Me to @lyft Driver: For Tiffany?
Him: Yup
Me: Where are we going?
Him: [redacted]
Me: *open & closes car door twice*
Him: *looks back at me* Were you...just checking for a child lock?
Me: Yup.
Him: Whoa. That’s smart. Gonna tell my sister to do that!
Me: *Gives 5 stars*

— Tiffany D. Jackson (@WriteinBK) July 7, 2019

By Monday morning, the tweet had racked up more than 2,600 retweets and 20,000 likes.


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