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In the UK drunk driving is a big social no-no, however this has led to country pubs really struggling and many going out of business. If uber or some similar ea

In the UK drunk driving is a big social no-no, however this has led to country pubs really struggling and many going out of business. If uber or some similar easy to use taxi was available where I lived I'd be quite happy to pay to go to them Instead it means more and more people drink at home, rather than out, actually leading to increased alcohol consumption! Automated taxis will make such a change to the fabric of life in the country, I can't wait.

kbenson 9y ago
There's a bar not too far from me that's still a 10 minute drive from the nearest city which has someone shuttle patrons to and from the bar and their homes. I wonder if something like that could work for country pubs.
ForHackernews 9y ago
In Ireland, country pubs will sometimes have an hourly shuttle van that gives patrons a ride home. Then Sunday morning, they have to hitchhike back to the pub to pick up their car.
hkmurakami 9y ago
I was reading about the history of Paris cafes, and apparently this has contributed to the demise of many cafes there as well (in particular the ones that relied on alcohol sales and didn't adjust to serve good coffee, among other more modern clientele tastes)
- foota 9y ago
  Really? But Paris has such fantastic mass transit?
  - CydeWeys 9y ago
    Not really. The trains stop running at an hour well before people stop going out. I was just in Paris in May going out with a bunch of Parisians and we all had to Uber back. They love Uber there -- once the trains stop, that's how you get home.
    - foota 9y ago
      Interesting, I was there a few months ago and was super impressed, guess I wasn't enough of a night owl :)
      - CydeWeys 9y ago
        Definitely a let down compared to NYC where I live, where the trains don't ever stop. 24 hour trains are pretty rare; no other city in the US has them, nor do most European cities. London, for example, has the tube shut down every night except for Friday and Saturday, and even then most lines don't remain open.

kbenson 9y ago

There's a bar not too far from me that's still a 10 minute drive from the nearest city which has someone shuttle patrons to and from the bar and their homes. I wonder if something like that could work for country pubs.

ForHackernews 9y ago

In Ireland, country pubs will sometimes have an hourly shuttle van that gives patrons a ride home. Then Sunday morning, they have to hitchhike back to the pub to pick up their car.

hkmurakami 9y ago

I was reading about the history of Paris cafes, and apparently this has contributed to the demise of many cafes there as well (in particular the ones that relied on alcohol sales and didn't adjust to serve good coffee, among other more modern clientele tastes)

foota 9y ago
Really? But Paris has such fantastic mass transit?
- CydeWeys 9y ago
  Not really. The trains stop running at an hour well before people stop going out. I was just in Paris in May going out with a bunch of Parisians and we all had to Uber back. They love Uber there -- once the trains stop, that's how you get home.
  - foota 9y ago
    Interesting, I was there a few months ago and was super impressed, guess I wasn't enough of a night owl :)
    - CydeWeys 9y ago
      Definitely a let down compared to NYC where I live, where the trains don't ever stop. 24 hour trains are pretty rare; no other city in the US has them, nor do most European cities. London, for example, has the tube shut down every night except for Friday and Saturday, and even then most lines don't remain open.