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by HWR_14 542 days ago
How much can it possibly drive up the costs? My guess is practically not at all.
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It reduces the supply of drivers that are capable of getting another job.

We live in an area where uber/lyft charge below driver cost for rides, and it has created a public safety issue.

The roads near our house are mildly challenging, and almost all drivers that do come here should have their drivers licenses taken away. We don’t have this problem for in-town trips.

Anyway, more experienced / smarter drivers will probably realize they don’t want the incremental income from teenagers. Uber/lyft will either have to increase the price of those trips, mandate fingerprints for all, or car accidents involving teens in ride share cars will go up.