People do give rides all the time :) we're helping people form carpools, in the legal sense. Millions of carpools already happen each day among people with shar

People do give rides all the time :) we're helping people form carpools, in the legal sense. Millions of carpools already happen each day among people with shared destination/interests, and the insurance laws around that are pretty well established and reasonable. (Note that we cap payments at AAA carpool reimbursement rates. You can't start a taxi/limo service.) As far as safety goes, the key is you're not going to message anyone you feel uncomfortable with. If you login, you can see their photo, age range, work/education history, # of fb connections, and mutual friends. Many people rideshare on Craigslist right now anonymously, and there haven't even been any crazy stories there. Take a look for yourself, here's a ride: http://www.ridejoy.com/rides/595-portland-to-seattle-on-october-28 http://www.ridejoy.com/rides/595-portland-to-seattle-on-octo... We do think about safety a lot and will keep working on helping with that. Drop me a note if you have suggestions on how we can improve. Thanks!