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That is a solved problem for all of the teens at my kids' school. It is solved by having the account tagged to the parents' credit card. Few teens abuse it.
by philiphodgen 12y ago
That is a solved problem for all of the teens at my kids' school. It is solved by having the account tagged to the parents' credit card.
Few teens abuse it. Those that do tend to get hell from their parents (controlling the children's behavior is the parents' job, not Uber's!). But in other situations it is fabulous--late nights, alcohol, etc.
But then we also have a standing deal with our kids: call us anytime of the day or night, and we will come and get you. No questions, no comments, no judgment. It works.
Disclaimer: rich city, private school.
- civilian 12y ago+1 for your answer. The OP's feature is something that should be solved by parent-child communication, not by new code.
- nmjohn 12y agoHave your kids ever used that? Because I know growing up (I'm 23, so not that long ago) that was my parents policy as well, but neither my sister or I ever used it. a.) We were both responsible enough to make sure if we would be drinking we'd have a way home and b.) If it came to driving drunk/riding with a drunk friend vs. calling them, I would have called them. But I was never put in that situation. It is a good policy though, the hard part, is actually following through, because I am quite confident my parents would have been pretty mad/upset if I called them at 3:00 AM hammered asking for a ride, but they would know they couldn't actually show they were mad because then the worry would be if there was a next time, I would choose to drive instead of calling. These driverless cars need to hurry up and become mainstream!