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It also helps that Europe and its cities are ... smaller.
FYI Europe the continent (10,180,000 km2) is larger in area than the USA the country (9,833,520 km2).
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The solution is reliable public transport. The way i see it, Uber is half price because it is sustained by VC money and ever-decreasing pay for drivers. Taxis or Ubers are in theory your own private vehicle or limo. It should be special occasions. Because you're late to the meeting. Or have to go the airport. Or because you had a drink too much. Having a private vehicle for everyday transport is a luxury and it shoul…
This only works in what, 5 - 15% of the US? Public transport isn't viable for commuting in most of the country. If you factor in time and the raise in tax required to subsidize it there it is likely that it is more cost effective to own and maintain a used car.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_in_the_United_Sta...
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> In the future I see a fleet of larger vehicles combined with a Uber Pool type app working really well. This already exists. Or it existed anyway. NYC used to have "Chinatown buses" that ran underserved routes for a fraction of the price. NYC and the MTA prosecuted them and got rid of them. Furthermore, innovation and competition in busing is great in Latin America. But we're waiting on regulations to change, not fo…
'Dollar vans' are still very much a thing in NYC, you'll see them often if you know what to look for: http://projects.newyorker.com/story/nyc-dollar-vans/
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I've had more poor, "I'm in a taxi cab in all but name" drives on Uber.
feels like it's city based. i definitely had bad rides on uber in nyc but only had great ones in sf. in my own town, uber is light-years ahead of taxi drivers. to the point where my parents are using uber (and they are really averse to technology)
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This only works in what, 5 - 15% of the US? Public transport isn't viable for commuting in most of the country. If you factor in time and the raise in tax required to subsidize it there it is likely that it is more cost effective to own and maintain a used car.
Perhaps not for most of the country by surface area, but far more than 5-15% of the population could be effectively served by better public transportation.
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"Yes, but poor people use public transportation to come from bad neighborhoods to good neighborhoods to rob us! We must ban all expansion of public transportation!" This exact sentiment is echoed by many in the US as a reason to not expand public transit. When asked about criminals driving cars to commit crimes, they were not open to bulldozing the roads over. It's gross.
Is that quote a real statement or an exaggeration? I can't phantom how people could blame mass transportation for increasing robberies.
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> their main competitor demonstrated that American companies can be successful without bowing to stupid customs. And then Uber bent in May 2016.
What happened then? I still do not tip
Here is how I see it. I rely on those rides to go to work every single day and here what it (would) costs me. Uber: $250 a month.(Majority) Lyft: $500 a month (Whenever Uber is too expensive) Bus : $100 a month (1h:15 for 6 miles and 3 buses... No) Politics and all internal conflicts aside, there is a need for these services whether we like it or not. When I need to make a decision in the morning I take whatever is t…
I also believe this type of consumers may be less inclined to think about decisions, they themselves or companies they work for, have made to pay that rather handsome salaries.
Here is how I see it. I rely on those rides to go to work every single day and here what it (would) costs me. Uber: $250 a month.(Majority) Lyft: $500 a month (Whenever Uber is too expensive) Bus : $100 a month (1h:15 for 6 miles and 3 buses... No) Politics and all internal conflicts aside, there is a need for these services whether we like it or not. When I need to make a decision in the morning I take whatever is t…
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FYI Europe the continent (10,180,000 km2) is larger in area than the USA the country (9,833,520 km2).
Where does your definition of Europe end? NATO? The Urals? Minsk and London might as well be in entirely different civilizations. And it's not like your values are substantially different.