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full disclosure: I used to work at Uber. I'd be interested in hearing more about the claims made at the beginning of the article and the sources of those. I m
by jypepin 8y ago
full disclosure: I used to work at Uber.
I'd be interested in hearing more about the claims made at the beginning of the article and the sources of those.
I moved to SF in 2012 when uber was barely a thing (still only black cars) and haven't noticed the traffic being worst.
I've also not noticed any parking spots that are now free (but even if this happened, isn't that a good sign?).
To the opposite, and again my own sources are biased since I worked at Uber for a while (i'm not anymore), but I've heard a lot of studies proving the opposite - reduced traffic, better for the environment, etc.
As an example, I googled "how many cars per day in SF" and the first thing I found is that 110 000 cars cross the golden gate bridge alone. I'd assume the Bay bridge is seeing at least that if not twice. So the argument that 5700 more cars because of Uber and Lyft in the city are the cause of traffic seems a little short sighted.
It's also the same argument that was made by De Blasio a few years ago about NYC and studies proved that it was false.
I'm not saying the article is lying or anything, and again, I'm very biased, I'm just surprised to see an article from Engadget making such claims without links to sources/studies. The author saying "I'd realized congestion in San Francisco had gone insane" doesn't convince me this is particularly true...
- TarpitCarnivore 8y agoThere was a study that came out in August noting that Uber & Lyft are infact causing congestion: http://www.schallerconsult.com/rideservices/automobility.pdf http://www.schallerconsult.com/rideservices/automobility.pdf Summary via NPR: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/01/634506179/ride-hailing-services-add-to-traffic-congestion-study-says https://www.npr.org/2018/08/01/634506179/ride-hailing-servic...
- tmymt 8y agoheh. Do we really need a study to know that having cheaper taxis causes congestion?
- TarpitCarnivore 8y agoWell considering the claims by Lyft & Uber that they'd reduce congestion, I'd say yes a study would be warranted to highlight if it's true or not.
- malandrew 8y agoEveryone who is driving contributes to congestion, this includes but is hardly limited to Uber and Lyft drivers. This idea that one single subset of driver's is responsible is kind of absurd. Furthermore, the amount of construction that takes forever causes tons of problems. For example, Van Ness alone has been a total cluster for more than a year now and there's no sign that it will be concluded any time soon.
- ahurmazda 8y agoThere was a recent detailed study [1] by SFCTA that partly blames the traffic woes on the likes of Uber/Lyfts. They also released an interesting interactive map [2] that is worth exploring [1] https://www.sfcta.org/sites/default/files/content/Planning/TNCs/TNCs_Congestion_Report_181015_Final.pdf https://www.sfcta.org/sites/default/files/content/Planning/T... [2] http://tncsandcongestion.sfcta.org http://tncsandcongestion.sfcta.org