Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seattle law goes into effect

Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by vecter on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @11:10PM (#25589496)

Maybe "poverty" isn't the right word or metric, but according to that poll, 25% of people who make under $24k/year use ridesharing and 48% of people who make under $60k/year use ridesharing.

Granted, $50-60k annual salary might be middle-class in some parts of the country, but it's pretty clear that a huge fraction of the lower-income population in the United States do use ridesharing.

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Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by dragonwriter on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @11:42PM (#25589663)

> Granted, $50-60k annual salary might be middle-class in some parts of the country

Median individual income is around $35K, median household income is a but above $60K. $50-$60K isn't typical of middle class in any sane class schema, but it's definitely above middle income for an individual, and nearly at it for a household, not “lower income”.

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Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by throwaway201103 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @02:06AM (#25590323)

Uber can be cheaper than owning a car if you only need a car occasionally. If you're using it daily, it almost certainly is more expensive.

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Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by martinald on Thursday December 31, 2020 @04:12AM (#25590986)

Depends on cost of parking. Parking can be outrageously expensive downtown in many cities, to the point it is cheaper to take Uber in.

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