Rideshare diaries: How did we get from the persistent fear of strangers to willingly getting in random cars all the time?

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Brodi Ashton, author and Uber driver, Thursday, December 28, 2017.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brodi Ashton, author and Uber driver, Thursday, December 28, 2017.

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