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If this is true, this is a big deal. However study is inherently flawed because it uses only two cities for it's data. There are a number of factors that could
by TrainedMonkey 12y ago
If this is true, this is a big deal. However study is inherently flawed because it uses only two cities for it's data. There are a number of factors that could have called this result to be observed, for example increase in SF's DUI due to more rigorous police patrols. I also did not see any seasonal controls. DUI rates might be different depending on the time of year.
Here is what would provide for a way stronger claim:
1. Aggregate DUI levels change since UBER started operating across all cities with no UBER service.
2. Aggregate same data for cities with UBER.
If UBER causes decline in DUI rates hypothesis is true, we can expect two trends:
1. On average cities with UBER will observe relative number of DUI's going down when compared to cities without UBER.
2. Amount of UBER rides given will be positively correlated with decrease of DUI rates.
Personally I think it would make sense that UBER decreased amount of DUIs and I would really like a data released that can prove it.
- datawander 12y agoIt actually doesn't even provide data for two cities, just one. It talks about anecdotal data that is the equivalent of hearsay: "we consistently hear from our riders in Chicago and elsewhere."
- mentat 12y agoDid you read the article? It gave the sources for the data for both cities.
- opendais 12y agoIt is probably true. Cheaper taxi services would cause ppl who drove drunk for financial reasons to hire an uber car. Tbh, I am surprised no city ties liquor licenses to taxi services. (E.g. sell an open container, have a contract with a taxi company to drive people home)
- trhway 12y ago>Cheaper taxi services don't know about cheaper. "Reliable" would do the trick for me. Remember waiting for a taxi for an hour for a 5 mi ride. I'd walk it easy if i knew that it'd take an hour to wait.
- dsl 12y agoThis. When I leave I want to get home so I can lay down and make the world quit spinning as quickly as possible.
- InclinedPlane 12y agoReliable, convenient, timely, and available anywhere. Those are all pretty significant since bars are not always in downtown cores, and taxis rarely patrol around house parties.
- opendais 12y agoI've never really had any trouble getting a taxi to arrive within 15 min of when they said they would. So maybe we just deal with different ones. I'm not in the SF or NY areas.
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