Uber Drivers Will Make Fewer Left Turns From Now On

Left turns cause accidents. Data from the NHTSA shows that some 22 percent of traffic accidents involved vehicles taking left turns at intersections. Uber is taking this data and doing something with it to make drivers and its customers safer. The company has rolled out a slew of new safety measures for driver and rider safety. Among them is having drivers take fewer left turns.

The navigation app that drivers use to get around will now suggest routes that will try not to take as many left turns. For those worried that this will impact their time if they’re in a hurry, the company says that the rerouting will cause minor changes in routes with “little to no changes” in arrival times.

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Uber drivers will also get an alert on their apps when approaching an intersection. Uber used more data from the NHTSA that shows that half of all traffic accidents occur at intersections. When approaching an intersection, drivers will now get an alert on their nav app to watch for cross traffic.