Lyft is adding a panic button so riders can dial 911 from the app

Lyft announced several new initiatives on Tuesday that are designed to enhance the safety of its passengers. The company is adding an in-app panic button for riders who need to call 911. (It did the same for the driver’s app late last year.)
Other changes include an enlarged version of the driver’s license plate number in the app, which is an effort to prevent passengers from getting in the wrong vehicle. The changes come a month after a University of South Carolina student was killed allegedly by a man posing as her Uber driver.
Not all of the changes are directed at customers
Lyft is also offering sexual harassment prevention training to all of its drivers and riders in light of the numerous incidents of harassment or assault that…

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