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Uni student sets up carpooling services for women only
Move comes after experiencing harassment from male co-riders
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Cara Wong
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From moneylending schemes to unwanted advances by drivers and unsolicited photos of genitalia, Ms Ong Shuling experienced them all while hitching a ride with strangers through carpooling apps and group chats.
The university student in her 20s was so scarred by her experiences that she set up the SG Hitch Female Drivers Riders group chat on the messaging app Telegram, solely for female drivers and riders.
