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Re:Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for... by inferiorhuman on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @01:38PM (#17348675)
> If Uber prevents people from buying cars then Uber may actually be environmentally friendly.

How about the new cars that Uber is encouraging their drivers to buy with tantalizing financing?

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Re:Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for... by firic on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @02:02PM (#17348924)
I don't have a source but I assume that the driver:rider ratio of cars owned times pollution of manufacturing is greater than the rider:driver ratio of time driven time pollution of driving.
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