Subway Attack Report

Being originally from Washington, D.C., I spent my childhood riding the subway with my parents from the city to the suburbs. We would pick up our car at the local park-and-ride down the street from our home, and then repeat the same process the next day. During the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, because of the subway, my parents had quick and easy access to my daycare center. With the said, according to the Department of Transportation, statistical data revealed that from 2000 to 2014 approximately 88% of people who commuted to work by personal vehicles or subway preferred these forms of transportation despite the availability of ridesharing companies like, Uber (2009) and Lyft (2012). Apparently, families found it more …show more content…
The first and most recent incident occurred in New York City on October 31, 2017. According to the Associated Press, Uber confirmed that terrorist Sayfullo Saipov was a current employee of their company when he decided to rent a Home Depot truck and rundown 19 unsuspecting individuals, killing 8 people and injuring 11. The second incident occurred on February 20, 2017, when Uber driver Jason Dalton went on a shooting rampage, killing six unsuspecting individuals between his pickups; however, none of the pickups were victims. In a national poll of 3,000 riders, 81 percent said safety was the chief factor when using either a taxi or a ridesharing service like Uber or Lyft. However, despite safety concerns, people continue to use these services because of the convenience; for the purpose of work and hauling their children around town for afterschool and summer activities. Today, people tend to have short memories in order to enjoy the convenience that life has to offer; therefore, they tend to rationalized or minimize the seriousness of these safety issues until the next incident occurs. According to the Independent News, London, Spain, Denmark and The Netherlands banned ridesharing services due to