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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 Grishnakh on Wednesday February 28 2018, @03:49PM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday February 28 2018, @03:49PM (#645194)

    But cleanliness, maintenance, etc have stayed about the same.

    Hahaha... there's no such thing as "cleanliness" on the MTA subways.

    Of course, this isn't completely unique to New York; the US in general is full of trash and litter everywhere you go, but the NY subways are particularly nasty.

    The city also added a new public transit option with its bike share program that sits outside the MTA's umbrella. Mayor Bloomberg added many hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes while he was in office and the numbers of people getting around town by bike have been growing quickly.

    Except that NY police will stop you and give you a ticket if you leave the bike lane for any reason, including delivery trucks sitting in them, police sitting in them, etc. See here [gothamist.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday February 28 2018, @08:10PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Wednesday February 28 2018, @08:10PM (#645360) Journal

    For a city of 15million with people from all over the world coming and going all the time, it's not bad. And it hasnt gotten worse over the last 20 years.

    The cops did ticket a cyclist for leaving the bike lane, but it was laughably incorrect and they caught hell for it. I expect that cop is still stuck on parking detail.

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    Washington DC delenda est.