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A single taxi replaces several cars, so its unremarkable that a taxi "causes congestion equivalent to" many cars. You said a 15% increase in taxi cabs reduces t
by seunosewa 11y ago
A single taxi replaces several cars, so its unremarkable that a taxi "causes congestion equivalent to" many cars. You said a 15% increase in taxi cabs reduces traffic speeds by 12% but you didnt compare it with a similar increase in private cars.
- paulmd 11y agoThe article did address that - the simulated "15% increase in traffic volume" results from adding either an additional 2,000 taxis OR the equivalent 80,000 private cars. You may think that it's more socially optimal to have the taxi instead of the equivalent 40 private vehicles, of course. This is just speaking strictly in terms of congestion.