Banning Uber won't make traveling safer in India's capital

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Last week, a 26-year-old Indian woman in the capital, Delhi, alleged that an Uber driver raped her and threatened to kill her if she told the police. The incident has rightfully angered many people in India, but city officials have gone so far as to ban Uber outright. That won't improve safety for the city's taxi-takers. In fact, it will probably make it worse.

The details of the alleged rape are unnerving. The woman fell asleep during her ride and woke up in an isolated part of the city. There, she says, she was raped and beaten by 32-year-old driver Shiv Kumar Yadav. The woman claims that he threatened to rape her with iron bars if she cried out. Read more...

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