I like to hate on Uber as much as the next person, they're a shit company with shit ethics, but this article seems to be pretty damn weak and grasping at straws, to me. E.g. Just because people...
I like to hate on Uber as much as the next person, they're a shit company with shit ethics, but this article seems to be pretty damn weak and grasping at straws, to me. E.g.
60% of ride-sharing users in large, dense cities say they would have taken public transportation, walked, cycled or not made the trip at all had they not had access to a ride-sharing service.
Just because people say they would have taken other modes of transportation in a survey doesn't necessarily make it true.
160% is how much driving on major U.S. city streets has increased since ride-sharing apps have been introduced.
ಠ_ಠ ... Really, CBC? How much had traffic increased in the same period before ride-sharing apps? How much of that traffic increase is simply caused by population growth? Etc.
The actual report this article is based on (PDF warning) seems bit better and certainly more thorough , however I still wonder about their methodology given a significant portion of their conclusions are based on the NHTS survey and ride-sharing usage estimates, rather than any actual hard data connecting traffic increases directly to ride-sharing.
Yeah, the CBC broadcast was a bit light, but it's really only ten minutes. I mainly decided to post this instead of another article because it included the report you linked to. I guess I could...
Yeah, the CBC broadcast was a bit light, but it's really only ten minutes. I mainly decided to post this instead of another article because it included the report you linked to. I guess I could have just posted that on it's own...
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I like to hate on Uber as much as the next person, they're a shit company with shit ethics, but this article seems to be pretty damn weak and grasping at straws, to me. E.g.
Just because people say they would have taken other modes of transportation in a survey doesn't necessarily make it true.
ಠ_ಠ ... Really, CBC? How much had traffic increased in the same period before ride-sharing apps? How much of that traffic increase is simply caused by population growth? Etc.
The actual report this article is based on (PDF warning) seems bit better and certainly more thorough , however I still wonder about their methodology given a significant portion of their conclusions are based on the NHTS survey and ride-sharing usage estimates, rather than any actual hard data connecting traffic increases directly to ride-sharing.
Yeah, the CBC broadcast was a bit light, but it's really only ten minutes. I mainly decided to post this instead of another article because it included the report you linked to. I guess I could have just posted that on it's own...
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