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UBER TO PASSENGERS: OUR DRIVERS MAY BE UNSAFE
HOW TO PROTECT PETS FROM FLEAS AND TICKS
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ATTENTION PSA Directors: Free Quality News Briefs Attached!
August 2015
3. 08/15 - 3
UBER TO PASSENGERS: OUR DRIVERS MAY BE UNSAFE
FUELED BY ANGER OVER UBER AND OTHER RIDE-BOOKING SERVICES’
OWN WARNINGS THAT THEIR DRIVERS MAY POSE A “RISK,” CRITICS ARE
CALLING FOR A “PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS” THAT SERVES AS A STOP-GAP
UNTIL LAWMAKERS OFFICIALLY CRACK DOWN ON THE APP-BASED
INDUSTRY’S MOST EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THOSE WARNINGS ARE
VERY SPECIFIC. UBER, FOR EXAMPLE, NOTES AS PART OF ITS ONLINE
“TERMS OF USE,” THAT ITS DRIVERS MAY BE “POTENTIALLY UNSAFE,
OFFENSIVE, HARMFUL TO MINORS, OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE.” TO
LEARN MORE, VISIT RIDE-RESPONSIBLY-DOT-ORG.
(30 SECONDS)
CRITICS OF UBER AND OTHER RIDE-BOOKING SERVICES ARE CALLING
FOR A “PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS” AFTER NUMEROUS REPORTS OF RIDE-
BOOKING DRIVERS BEING ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY RAPING AND
ASSAULTING PASSENGERS. THE BILL OF RIGHTS INCLUDES ALL “GROUND
TRANSPORTATION,” NOT JUST APP-BASED SERVICES LIKE UBER, LYFT, AND
SIDECAR. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE NON-PROFIT NATIONAL LIMOUSINE
ASSOCIATION—A BELIEVER THAT “EVERYONE BE HELD TO THE SAME SAFETY
STANDARDS”—AS PART OF ITS “RIDE RESPONSIBLY” CAMPAIGN. HERE ARE
THREE OF THE EIGHT RIGHTS: PROOF OF COMMERCIAL-FOR-HIRE
CERTIFICATIONS, FUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS, AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS AND PRE-HIRE DRUG TESTING FOR DRIVERS. LEARN MORE AT RIDE-
RESPONSIBLY-DOT-ORG.
(30 SECONDS)
NOTE TO READER: “BUFFO” IS PRONOUNCED: ‘BO͞O-Fō
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4. 08/15 - 4
HOW TO PROTECT PETS FROM FLEAS AND TICKS
NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS NICE, YOUR PETS WILL ENJOY SPENDING
MORE TIME OUTDOORS. HOWEVER, PET OWNERS MUST BE AWARE OF THE
DANGERS OF FLEAS AND TICKS. FLEA BITES CAN CAUSE PETS TO SCRATCH
EXCESSIVELY, WHILE TICKS CAN SPREAD LYME DISEASE AND CAUSE TICK
PARALYSIS, A CONDITION THAT CAN RESULT IN DEATH. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, OR TO FIND A PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONAL NEAR YOU, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-PEST-WORLD-DOT-ORG
(30 SECONDS)
AFTER WALKS OR PLAYTIME OUTSIDE, INSPECT YOUR PET THOROUGHLY.
BRUSH THEIR COAT TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS OR INSECTS. AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR SKIN IRRITATIONS SUCH AS BITE MARKS OR RED SKIN. IF YOU
REGULARLY FIND TICKS OR FLEAS ON YOUR PET, CONTACT A PEST CONTROL
PROFESSIONAL TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO
FIND A PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONAL NEAR YOU, VISIT W-W-W-DOT-PEST-
WORLD-DOT-ORG
(30 SECONDS)
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