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[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At today's car prices, it's actually cheaper for some people to use a rideshare every day. Especially when you factor in the cost of gas, maintenance, insurance,and parking. My friend drove for Uber and had a regular daily commuter, a nurse who worked in Houston's medical center where parking is around $30/day. We have no good mass transit options so Uber was the best choice.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sadly it's dependent on the area, my current area rideshare situation is so bad that it can take you almost an hour to get a driver who won't cancel your trip because they deem that your trip is not profitable enough. The system's fucked so you're pushed to get a car so you can have mobility. This is doubly so when you've started having children.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uber became super expensive as well, post pandemic.

[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Luckily not in my area

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

This is doubly so when you’ve started having children.

we need alternatives to driving otherwise people won't be able to have kids