Many seem quite excited that the study says Uber and Lyft show no statistical reduction in drunk driving fatalities. So in a way that could be saying that these services may have actually caused one or two extra drunk driver facilities? Statistically that would also means no change.
I don't think so! My thoughts are based on common sense and common sense says that somewhere someone took an Uber home instead of driving their vehicle drunk, and that that particular person did not die that night, or kill another, all because they had the an app which they were far more likely to utilize than calling for a cab.
So in the millions upon millions of journeys, if just one life was saved, it makes it all worth it. Just one life! It may not register a statistical difference, but it's all that matters.
Or are the studies somehow saying that with more drivers there's just more people on the road all the time therefore more likely someone extra will die? If that were true or not, it all really means it's best for the google and tesla robots to take over, and the sooner the better. Personally I can't wait, because I already trust the robots over the testing tennager. An as soon as they take over drunk driving deaths, at least, will be ZERO!
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Re: What? Has Uber actually caused more fatalities?
What? Has Uber actually caused more fatalities?
I don't think so! My thoughts are based on common sense and common sense says that somewhere someone took an Uber home instead of driving their vehicle drunk, and that that particular person did not die that night, or kill another, all because they had the an app which they were far more likely to utilize than calling for a cab.
So in the millions upon millions of journeys, if just one life was saved, it makes it all worth it. Just one life! It may not register a statistical difference, but it's all that matters.
Or are the studies somehow saying that with more drivers there's just more people on the road all the time therefore more likely someone extra will die? If that were true or not, it all really means it's best for the google and tesla robots to take over, and the sooner the better. Personally I can't wait, because I already trust the robots over the testing tennager. An as soon as they take over drunk driving deaths, at least, will be ZERO!
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