Elsie Lange
Just getting a cab or rideshare house from the practice station after work may be tough in outer metropolitan and regional areas.
This may be made much more worrying if you happen to’re a girl, anxious about your security within the automotive of a stranger.
That’s the place Marie-Louise Pawsey is available in, she’s a rideshare driver utilizing the Shebah app to offer protected passage to women.
Ms Pawsey lives in Glenroy, however travels all throughout the north western suburbs, together with Brimbank, to get folks from A to B.
“The feedback I’m getting is that [passengers] don’t want to be in a car with a man, if they can avoid it,” Ms Pawsey stated.
“I feel like in the country, it’s even more reason to want to be safer, it’s a bit remote.”
Shebah is an all-woman rideshare app launched in 2017, with a mission to assist women and youngsters utilizing the platform to really feel safe within the information they’re protected – drivers want a working with youngsters verify too.
She stated the women she drives have informed her they really feel like they’re “driving with a friend”.
“It’s about us being safe and comfortable,” Ms Pawsey stated.
Ms Pawsey stated she’s certainly one of just some Shebah drivers within the northwest, and it appears folks actually respect what she does.
“Given that I’m reaching out to Sunbury, I feel like I’m providing a service that otherwise isn’t being provided,” Ms Pawsey stated.
“The message is clear from a lot of the women I pick up, no matter where they are, they’re just so grateful to have Shebah.”