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Busses are very very slow. Unless you're in a very dense urban area, the extra time to take the bus is unpalatable. The segment of the population that doesn't
by cameldrv 7y ago
Busses are very very slow. Unless you're in a very dense urban area, the extra time to take the bus is unpalatable. The segment of the population that doesn't have a car but can afford Uber Pool will take it because it's about 3x faster and more reliable.
- clairity 7y agoit's more nuanced than that. shared/pool rides being faster is a function of distance (which is correlated to delays). from my experience (in LA), they're often no faster than buses for short trips (up to ~4 miles). between 4-6, it's typically breakeven. for trips over ~6 miles, shared/pool rides are usually faster (and gets more so with longer distances). but note that the bulk of bus trips are under 10 miles, so it takes some thought to get the best bang for buck.
- sokoloff 7y agoThey’re wildly faster than buses on routes where buses don’t run or where a transfer is needed.