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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by treerock on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @05:45AM (#18237564)
> prices of rides are largely subsidised to bring them to a point where they compete with public transport

Is this location based? I'm in the UK and my recent trips with Uber have cost around the same as a standard taxi and nowhere near as cheap as a bus would have cost.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by spiralx on Thursday October 18, 2018 @09:00AM (#18247915)
> I'm in the UK and my recent trips with Uber have cost around the same as a standard taxi ...

My experience is that they're about 10-20% more expensive on short local trips, but about 20-30% cheaper on medium distance trips, where Uber drivers have the benefit of not having to return to the area where their company operates from.

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Re:First analysis of how Uber and Lyft have affected roadway... by superseeplus on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @08:58AM (#18238483)
I’m sure this is comparing Uber Pool or similar rather than riding the car all by yourself. Also, San Francisco has multiple transit agencies and transferring between them means paying another fare.
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