Return to the forest, chase and promo code for 350 rubles
Anna Poltavskaya from Moscow has not been traveling alone in a taxi for three years. After the incident, he got into a vehicle late at night and was taken to the wrong place.
“There was no by-road, we were driving in the opposite direction of our destination. I told the driver that he was not going along the route, and Anna claimed it was “delayed”.
According to him, when the driver wanted to stop, he tried to say something else, but he did not know Russian well, so it was impossible to understand half of his words. The girl could only say something like “everything is fine, don’t worry”. But she did not reassure this traveler—she began writing to her friends. And when I decided to send them the itinerary of the journey, the connection started to disappear, she.
“There was a forest outside the window and I was going from center to center. The forest could not even exist in theory! I was terrified, and I still remember the lump in my throat frozen with fear: I threw myself into a chair and froze, frantically trying to figure out what to do. Here, in the distance, on the side of the road, some houses appeared along the road. And on the move, I inertia pulled the door handle and jumped out of the car. I was very lucky that the doors were not locked!
I ran so hard that I couldn’t breathe and when I turned halfway towards the nearest house, I saw the taxi driver running after me. I don’t know where the strength is coming from, but I ran even faster and started screaming at the top of my lungs about fire and calling for help, as they taught me in school at OBZh. As a result, she ran into the house, started banging on the door, and when the owners opened the door, she just fell to her knees and cried.
The owners of the house were the old grandparents who let me in, gave me tea and comforted me. I told what had happened, I called my father to pick me up. At that time, the taxi driver had already caught a cold. His grandfather did not see him as soon as he opened the door. It seems that he realized that he could not catch up with me and decided to run away, ”says Anna.
The girl did not contact the police, because such a crime was not committed. She was sure that no one would accept the application. That same morning, however, she wrote a message to the taxi collector, in which she spoke in detail about what had happened.
“They wrote that I probably misunderstood something, and as an apology for my fear, they gave me a promotional code of 350 rubles for my next trip. I wonder how the situation would be understood by the daughter, sister or wife of the operator who answered me? And would he give them a promo code to forget about all this horror? Asks Poltavskaya.
“He kicked the door and shouted something in his own language”
Two months ago, Daria Safronova also came across a strange driver. Late in the evening she was going to a village near Moscow. In the middle of the trip, the taxi driver began asking her who she was living with, whether she was her father, husband, or brother.
“These questions immediately alerted me, I answered them absolutely positively. He lied that the family was big and we all lived together: with my father and my brother and his wife and my husband. He began to ask if they were at home. I said that everyone is waiting for me and following the route, the whole family will meet me. After that, I immediately called my friend so that he would talk to me for the rest of the trip, constantly reporting to him where I was and what I was going through, ”says Safronova.
Daria stopped talking to her friend only when she entered the house. Meanwhile, her parents, with whom she lived, were already asleep. Less than five minutes later, a loud noise came from the street.
“I looked out the window and saw the driver banging on the door with his fists and feet and shouting something. When we arrived, the lights were off everywhere and no one greeted me, apparently he decided that there was no one but me in the house. I woke my father up. The trip was paid with a card, I didn’t forget anything in the car and the village I specially opened automatic doors to the main doors standing at the entrance. All this means that there is not enough reason for his behavior.
Usually the father took the stick and went out into the courtyard. At the door he asked roughly what was needed. The taxi driver started muttering that he couldn’t go and that he should open the door. He left when his father sent him. Then we looked at the footage from the cameras and they showed that the taxi driver did not leave the house after he dropped me off. Then where could he not go? said Derya.
After the appeal, the collector promised to talk to the taxi driver about his misconduct, and also assured that the driver was misunderstood. As an apology, Safronova was given a promotional code for 300 rubles.
Beaten and raped while sleeping
Unlike other heroes, four years ago, then eleventh grader Lidia Nikolaeva could not get along with a single fear. The result of the taxi ride was beating and rape.
“My classmates and I decided to have a drink that day, and since this was my first alcohol experience, I overdid it a lot. The guys called me a taxi and put me in, asked the driver to take care of me, and asked me not to get angry if I got sick in this situation, and I asked to stop or something. For this they gave him 500 rubles. As soon as the car started to move, I fell asleep. And I woke up from the fact that I was verbally raped.
I was still drunk and practically did not understand what was happening, apparently I was turned off several times. I woke up when I got thrown out of the car in front of my house. Somehow I went to the apartment and went to bed right away. I woke up in the morning with black eyes and abrasions.
Apparently I was beaten. Fortunately, my mother went to the cottage later, and when she arrived, all traces had already disappeared.
Nikolaev did not go to the police.
“You need a man, not a smelly infection dealer”
A year ago, Muscovite Tatyana Razina had a chance to go with her decorative mouse, also with an incompetent taxi driver from the veterinary clinic.
“The taxi driver passed me by at first because I didn’t think I would be with the animal, although I don’t know how a small 25cm box sitting on my lap would interfere with that. Then a fascinating talk about why I need this “stinking infection dealer” if I really have to give birth. started.
According to taxi drivers, “women were created to give birth” and only those who are not yet grown and have nothing to do give birth to animals. According to the driver, “I needed a good man, but normal people don’t want to see smelly dogs, or even more rats.”
Then it turned out that with a dowry in the form of a mouse and a cat, no one would need me, but with a man and for him I had to live. In general, it is a festival of stupidity and hatred for animals and women, ”Shared Razina.
After listening to all this, Tatyana asked the driver to stop talking and keep his opinion to himself. The customer who left negative feedback also received a promotional code for 150 rubles.
How to be safe in a taxi
According to psychologist and psychotherapist Natalya Naumova, to protect yourself when traveling in a taxi, you must first be polite, and also always sit in the back seat of the car so that you can control the driver.
“Try not to talk to the taxi driver and politely give short answers if he starts talking. If the questions seem strange to you, for example, is there a father or a man, then answer in such a way that it would be unprofitable to attack you in this case. Also, you do not need to talk about your high incomes, you should definitely indicate that you are welcome or expected, ”says the psychologist.
It is also very important to always take a screenshot with the driver’s name and car number in the app. If the collector allows it, send your route to one of your friends or relatives. Also, if the taxi driver seems suspicious, it’s worth calling or pretending to be looking for someone by stating exactly where you are.
“Having the driver’s name on it can help. People always behave better when you know their name. Tell your friends who is taking you and in which car right in front of the taxi driver. Also, let them know that you’ve already sent your itinerary to a friend. Especially if you’re being taken somewhere in the wrong place,” she says. psychotherapist
If the driver starts to be rude or insulting to you, on the contrary, say a polite expression that the driver did not expect to hear. For example, “please stop” or “I will ask you to let me go”. This causes a person to freeze and become restless. An unexpected statement can also help if the attack is already underway. The attacker’s temporary confusion can give him time to fight.
“The best way to get out of the car in a dangerous situation is to say that you are sick. The driver certainly does not want you to get dirty inside and will take you out. But you should say this in a public place if possible. Where someone can come to your aid, ”says the expert.