MOUNT
CLEMENS – In a first-of-its-kind partnership, a jury summons now comes with a
ride from Uber in Macomb County.
Jurors will
now receive an Uber code good for a $20 ride each way or $40 round-trip to and
from Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens.
After jurors
receive a summons and answer the online questionnaire, they will get a unique
link to create an Uber account. Jurors who choose to use the offer will be
picked up at their home and dropped off at the court building in Mount Clemens.
Jurors may also use their Uber code to request a ride home from the court
building.
The 60 day
pilot project comes at no cost to the Macomb taxpayers.
When a rider
requests a ride through the free Uber smartphone app, they see
available cars on a map. The nearest driver is alerted of the ride request and
is given the rider’s pick up location. The rider then receives detailed
information about the driver, including his or her first name, photo and
Uberrating, and the vehicle’s make, model, and license plate number.
While both the rider’s and driver’s phone numbers are made
anonymously through Uber’s technology, they have a direct line of contact
to one another if needed.
