First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway congestion in SF

Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by joering2 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @02:01AM (#18236471)

I guess your assumption is that every one gave up on buying car and instead every day they drive to work. The impression i have from my friends is different: they use lyft when they cant take car or want to drink while with strong economy the can afford having car as well. I dont know any single person who would sell their car because they can travel with lyft to work every single day.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by my_usernam3 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @02:12AM (#18236516)

Really? My experience has been extremely different, albeit both of us only really have antidotes.

My friends/coworkers who got jobs in the city directly after college all don't have cars. Think 2013-2018 graduates. The only ones with cars, either grew up in the bay, or have worked outside the city at some point. Mind you these are all people who have a license in their prior state/country.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by almost_usual on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @02:57AM (#18236753)

How many of these people would stay in SF if Lyft/Uber were banned entirely?

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by my_usernam3 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:35PM (#18243531)

At first most if not all, but it might play a part in their long term goals. Hard to say though.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by unwind on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:21AM (#18236874)

You meant "anecdotes", right? Autocorrect, probably.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by my_usernam3 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:34PM (#18243525)

Lets go with that ;)

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