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Studies Show That Ride-Hailing Companies Increase Traffic Congestion

posted by janrinok on Tuesday February 27 2018, @08:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the unintended-consequences dept.

takyon writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday February 28 2018, @01:41AM

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday February 28 2018, @01:41AM (#644914) Journal

    is public transport the MEANS to an end or the END itself

    Public transportation is the bone thrown by the rich to get the riff-raff out of the way of their Bentleys. Its always in debt, always running substandard equipment, polluting and begging for tax increases. It doesn't have to work well.

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