Uber driver filmed watching TikTok while driving passenger
A passenger caught his Uber driver scrolling TikTok while driving from Melbourne Airport on video.
Passenger Jack Saville, 20, noticed the driver scrolling through social media while the car swerved on the freeway. The footage shows the driver watching TikTok at the wheel, putting both of them at serious risk.
When Saville asked him directly if he was watching TikTok, the driver laughed off the concern. Saville told him 'this isn't funny.
I'm actually quite uncomfortable with what you're doing.' The driver stopped using TikTok after that but kept using other apps for the rest of the drive.
Uber confirmed it will review the driver's account following the incident.
- Jack Saville, 20
- Passenger age
- Melbourne Airport
- Route origin
- Saville in Uber crash 6 months prior
- Previous incident
Why it mattersRider safety depends entirely on driver attention; phone use while driving puts passengers and other road users at serious risk of harm.
AustraliaUber passengers in Australia depend on the company's safety policies to protect them during rides; rogue drivers using phones during trips undermine that protection.
