Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Study Finds

Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by mc32 on Saturday July 30, 2016 @01:34AM (#12191777)

So responsible people are trading Yellow taxis for Über and irresponsible people are still driving while intoxicated. Or, alternatively, the amount of drunk drivers is so huge that whatever number taxis and Uber take off the streets is negligible in relative numbers.

But ride services want to promulgate the idea to cities they bring safety in order to counterbalance the annoyed voices of the yellow cabs decrying the conditions the ride service drivers must endure...

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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by officemonkey on Saturday July 30, 2016 @02:07AM (#12191846)

Or perhaps, drunk driving happens in areas where Taxis, Mass Transit, and Uber are not available or economical.

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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by mc32 on Saturday July 30, 2016 @02:27AM (#12191884)

"Researchers... looked at the 100 most populated metropolitan areas, analyzing data from before and after the introduction of Uber and its competitors"

Fair inquiry, but no. They studied the top 100 metro areas, not the Podunks. Now, it does not say whether the rate has remained steady despite, perhaps, an increase in people who now feel comfortable getting drunk cuz they can get a cab fairly easily with the intro of ride services. However, they have not decreased the totals, as they have claimed, according to the findings.

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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by officemonkey on Saturday July 30, 2016 @08:29AM (#12192686)

Uber doesn't launch in areas where there isn't a market. If there is no need for extensive taxi and mass transit services, Uber won't be there either.

I maintain that Uber is just another option in the top 100 metro areas. If Uber did work everywhere, then I am sure you would see reductions in places that do not have competing services.

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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by bdcravens on Saturday July 30, 2016 @08:27AM (#12192675)

No. As someone who has gotten a DWI in one of the largest cities, I drove my car because I wanted to an was an irresponsible idiot, not because I had no options.

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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by kaosjester on Saturday July 30, 2016 @05:18AM (#12192272)

Or, the amount of drunk drivers is so small that whatever number Uber takes off the streets doesn't make a statistical bump. The p-value hit the threshold for DUIs and deaths, but not for alcohol-involved accidents.

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