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Re:SF Yellow Cab to file for bankruptcy by Johnny555 on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @08:05PM (#10855217)
I'm assuming you're in the SF Bay Area -- there have only been a handful of days when I've had to break out the rain gear so far this season (today was one of them). Maybe 5 days max.

If a person is willing to bike to work when it's dry in the morning (even if it might rain on the way home) there's probably only around 20 - 30 days when they'd need Uber, so that'd cut the Uber expenses by 1/3 to 1/2.

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Re:SF Yellow Cab to file for bankruptcy by jurassic on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @08:12PM (#10855250)
Totally. I'm the first to admit that I'm a lazy bike commuter and with a little grit could greatly reduce my commute costs.

The point I was trying to illustrate for anyone reading is that uber is cheap, not expensive, when used to obviate the need for private vehicle ownership.

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