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by ckdarby 622 days ago
I used to live in Toronto in 2019 to 2020 and used the transit exclusively.

I return as a visitor of Toronto every quarter for work and there are many times where I Uber instead of TTC because of these comments. Even slightly busy at 4-5 PM there's always folks who have hit the gym and skipped showering and most days there's "something" happening on the TTC.
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david-gpu 621 days ago
Motorists in Toronto have killed 34 people so far this year and seriously injured an additional 146 [0].

Meanwhile the TTC, with daily ridership in the million people range [0] has seen one homicide [2].

Which one is safer?

[0] https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-tra...

[1] https://www.ttc.ca/transparency-and-accountability/Operating...

[2] https://www.blogto.com/city/2024/06/outrage-person-murdered-...

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ckdarby 621 days ago
Noted, while I appreciate the citation it isn't entirely correct.

How many of those are Uber specifically with passengers? Why this specific? Because Uber has a ranking system and my gut feels says anything with a ranking system that has tons of feedback weeds out bad drivers.

The other portions of my comments is psychological safety, how many times do individuals get in an Uber and feel unsafe vs being in the TTC?

How many times do individuals take an Uber service, are crammed and with a driver that smells? Even if I got a ride like that I know the market system will remove that driver.

If you told me the TTC required an identification card to enter onto and TTC could suspend/revoke access I'd go back because there would be a regulating system to remove behavior that riders don't want.

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consteval 620 days ago
I mean... this is a huge stretch. Car accidents are, more or less, completely out of your control as a driver. You can be an amazingly defensive driver and die. And you can drive like an ass and get lucky.

In fact, I'm sure a lot of those Uber drivers are rated well because they get there fast. Well, you have to drive like a maniac for that. In the city you need to drive bold if you want to get there with limited BS. That means risking your life.

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ckdarby 620 days ago
Noted, the TTC website did not appear to cover all incidents and injuries related to all vehicle incident as compared with the motorists stats.

It looks to just focus on homicide safety stats.

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