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: 3, Insightful) by Nuke on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:53AM (1 child)
This ^^^
I don't know how anyone could ever have believed that ride-hailing companies would reduce congestion, although the companies would obviously want to spin it that way.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:20PM
Exactly. But they may help with the parking problem.
I had a guy tell me driverless cars would solve all these problems. Like so many cars in the lot. He didn't grasp that the driverless cars would have to park somewhere all day.