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by mmooss 406 days ago
> Are taxis/ubers really better for the environment than a personal car?

They are worse. When they have no passengers, they still are driving around.
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JumpCrisscross 406 days ago
> When they have no passengers, they still are driving around

You're ignoring the environmental impact of parking. Also, Ubers by and large aren't aimlessly driving around. That's taxis. (Where TNCs fail is in their deadheading costs [1].)

[1] https://www.cmu.edu/ambassadors/december-2021/pdf/bloomberg_...

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mmooss 406 days ago
> You're ignoring the environmental impact of parking.

Interesting - what impact? Driving around looking for a space? Parallel parking wouldn't seem to be a problem, unless you're not very good at it. :)

> Ubers by and large aren't aimlessly driving around

They drive to me, which by itself increases their driving for my trip by ~~~~~50% (I have no idea). I suppose in Manhattan, they are likely to be closer, but I'd guess that impact is more per time (stuck in traffic) than per mile.

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JumpCrisscross 406 days ago
> what impact? Driving around looking for a space?

That. Plus desensitisation, requiring more driving in general.

> in Manhattan, they are likely to be closer, but I'd guess that impact is more per time (stuck in traffic) than per mile

Congestion charge. (And a lot of the traffic is caused by private cars. Hired cars move.)

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