State Loophole Leaves Minors At Risk Using Uber and Lyft: Part 2

From day care providers to school bus drivers, California regulations require fingerprints and extensive criminal background checks for almost any worker who may be left alone with kids. But those same requirements do not apply to ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft, which have become popular with teens. But company policies say they aren’t supposed to be transporting kids riding alone. As the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit uncovered, it’s happening anyway, and it could be putting thousands of kids at risk. Investigative reporter Liz Wagner reports on a story that first aired on Feb. 4, 2018.