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 almost_usual on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:16AM (#18236845)

A MUNI bus ride is 1/10 the cost of an Uber or Lyft and people would rather spend the extra money to not deal with the SF public. Ride share to work, your favorite restaurant, bar, and then home. It’s like living in the suburbs in the city.

I wonder how many people who can’t afford a vehicle but don’t want to deal with public transit would leave SF if ride sharing was banned outright.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by SllX on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @10:39AM (#18239515)

“A MUNI bus ride is 1/10 the cost of an Uber or Lyft…”

How I wish that were true. Certainly it can be depending on whether it is Prime Time and some other variables, but generally taking a shared Lyft or even a private one, MUNI is more like 1/2 to 1/4 the cost.

Now the thing working against a shared Lyft is if a trip on the bus to my destination will take 30 minutes, a shared ride will be about 20 or 25, so for my use case I’m almost always calling a private car except when time isn’t a factor but overall comfort is.

That is to say, it isn’t cheap, but it is competitive if you’re willing to pay a tiny bit extra for a much more comfortable ride. That said I still try to stick to public transit when possible, except when time is a factor and I can’t rely on the bus.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by dahdum on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:34AM (#18236941)

TNCs creating congestion makes sense to me for the same reason, so many of my trips simply wouldn’t happen if I had to take public transport.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by Retric on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @07:20AM (#18237963)

Worse they add an extra leg to all trips, not just more trips. At best it’s last drop off location > pickup location > drop off location. On top of that many drivers will go to a fourth location to wait for their next passenger.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by archagon on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @12:08PM (#18240427)

Sounds to me like we should ban sharing outright.

If you can't deal with "the SF public", then you have no place living in SF.

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