Uber, Lyft worsen city traffic, studies show: report
Despite promises of reducing traffic congestion, ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft are doing the opposite as their apps pluck passengers off public transportation and put pedestrians in cars, the Associated Press reported.
According to an AP review of research, studies show the ride-hailing apps are directly competing with mass transit and the increased number of taxis and Uber and Lyft cars on the road contribute to slower traffic. A New York-based study cited "vacant vehicles occupied only by drivers waiting for their next trip request," as a contributing factor for high-volume traffic in Manhattan's central business district, the AP reported.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by drussell on Tuesday February 27 2018, @11:11PM (1 child)
Uber and Lyft cars ARE taxis, despite what their marketing and lobbying departments want you to believe.
Doing TAXI on an app does not make you not a TAXI!
Other taxi services have electronic means to book a ride, so that certainly does not make them unique.
Paying their employees as contractors that own their cars, etc. is also certainly not unique.
Doing TAXI on an app does not make you not a TAXI! :facepalm:
(Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Wednesday February 28 2018, @03:33PM
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