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TFA addresses that: "The average number of Uber cars in Manhattan’s central business district between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays is 2,000, Mohrer said in a t
by dsjoerg 11y ago
TFA addresses that: "The average number of Uber cars in Manhattan’s central business district between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays is 2,000, Mohrer said in a telephone interview."
- jdminhbg 11y agoBut that doesn't address whether those 2000 cars displace 2000 personal cars that would be on the road, or whether they just add 2000 extra cars, or whether it's somewhere in between.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoHave the taxi services in New York seen a drop in ridership? I'd guess that a decent number of Uber rides would have been taxi rides. Many people claim to prefer Uber over taxis anyway. How likely is it that Uber cars have actually replaced taxi cars on New York streets? In the minds of many consumers, this replacement has already happened.
- jessriedel 11y agoThat doesnt address it. See also: > Precise data on congestion is hard to come by — that was part of the fight — but we were able to estimate that Uber vehicles contribute to about 10 percent of traffic in Manhattan, south of Central Park, during the evening rush hour. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/upshot/blame-uber-for-congestion-in-manhattan-not-so-fast.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/upshot/blame-uber-for-cong...