STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The World Health Organization estimates, worldwide, 1 in 3 women have been the victim of physical or sexual violence.

While many of these crimes are perpetrated by men who know the victim.

A number of women are assaulted every day by anonymous assailants.

This can create a lot of fear for women who use ridesharing services.

Though ridesharing is common, many women and nonbinary people still feel uncomfortable riding with someone they don’t know.

Katherine Murphy, a student at Mississippi State University, said a trending audio on TikTok is proof.

The audio imitates a phone call so that a rider may indicate to the driver they aren’t vulnerable.

“Just the fact that that’s trending really shows why this is a need,” Murphy said. “Because women obviously aren’t

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