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> Uber drivers also tend to drive their vehicles into the ground. This higher rate of utilization can lead to a lot of damage It's not just the "utilization ra
by p1mrx 3y ago
> Uber drivers also tend to drive their vehicles into the ground. This higher rate of utilization can lead to a lot of damage
It's not just the "utilization rate", Ubers have to go everywhere. Imagine what your own car would look like if you spent a month driving to random addresses. The Uber heatmap of a city probably covers its worst-maintained roads, on days with the worst weather.
- brookst 3y agoA very good point, and it’s probably even worse than random distribution: people are more likely to call Uber in bad weather.
- IshKebab 3y agoUnless you pick your route based on the quality of road surface* I don't see how that would make any difference? *yes I'm sure there are some HN types who will claim they do.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoI do drive lower pot hole routes to reduce my chance of a flat tire. :)