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> Lyft wants to make a point: Its services help lessen traffic How can this be true? They'd need a very significant fraction of riders using lyft line (the mu
by robrenaud 9y ago
> Lyft wants to make a point: Its services help lessen traffic
How can this be true? They'd need a very significant fraction of riders using lyft line (the multi-passenger service) to make up for the the overhead in the driver having to travel extra distance to pick someone up.
- vidarh 9y agoOr people opting for public transport part of the distance. One thing these services make convenient is to use them to get to/from train stations and the like without worrying about parking etc., or being stuck without a ride on the other end.
- rootusrootus 9y agoIndeed, hasn't this already been studied? Lyft & Uber have increased traffic, not reduced it, because the cars are driven a significant amount of the time without any passenger.
- goialoq 9y agoReducing demand for (street0 parking increases road space for moving cars.