Thread by @joakim_bouaziz

#thread 3 years ago I got into a bad car crash while being in a @uber on my way to the airport in Paris. I don’t know what happened exactly as I was asleep when it happened, but the driver ran at full speed into a bus on the highway, 100% his fault.

I woke up covered in blood in a crushed car, looking so bad (this pic is from a few days later, didn’t want to expose the gory hospital pictures) that the emergency doctors decided to block the highway and get me to the hospital via helicopter not to lose a minute.

Luckily I got out of it with just a few scars, the surgeon at the hospital did an amazing job. No brain concussion, eye was miraculously not permanently damaged.

I’m telling you this today because the most shocking thing of this story was when I discovered the next day that the Uber driver (who didn’t get hurt) didn’t have a driving license!

I got a lawyer to deal with the situation and 3 years later, against the most powerful law office hired by Uber, a judge in Paris in charge of the case decided that she would not take it further because my case wasn’t “strong enough” to actually press charges against Uber.

Meanwhile, as you can see, they continued promoting the supposed security of its services. So this is my big f¥<# you @uber.

I encourage everyone to spread the story (if you’re a journalist feel free to contact me) and boycott this evil company who won’t be held accountable for anything (well, you know, they are “just” providing a service to connect drivers and passengers...).

Just like with many other internet companies, accountability has become a real problem. They are pretty much above laws because there is a dramatic lack of legal frame for such companies and they know perfectly well how to exploit those loopholes. I’m fine now. Just angry.