daniel_callahan@jlai.lu to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoThis is how Uber is manipulating americans. They sent an emergency message to everyone in the city, telling them to protest. The tax is $1 to improve public transitcdn.bsky.appexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1574arrow-down16
arrow-up1568arrow-down1external-linkThis is how Uber is manipulating americans. They sent an emergency message to everyone in the city, telling them to protest. The tax is $1 to improve public transitcdn.bsky.appdaniel_callahan@jlai.lu to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squarethisfro@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78·6 days agoRidesharing, yes. Not uber taxi with exploitation
minus-squarehuppakee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·6 days agoFree ride sharing (eg hitchhiking) is better than cheap ride sharing (eg blabla car) which is better then expensive ride sharing (eg a taxi) which - but all are better than there only beingprivately owned cars that are exclusively privately used.
minus-squarethisfro@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoOr, you know, public transport ;) But yeah, it’s true. I use carsharing if I feally need a car and public transport/biking most of the time.
minus-squareJayleneSlide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoIf you can plan a bit ahead, ridesharing/transportation is one of the most popular services in US timebanks. https://www.timebanks.org/how-it-works https://hourworld.org/_Directory.htm Disclosure: I am a founding board member of a timebank that uses hOurworld software.
Ridesharing, yes. Not uber taxi with exploitation
Free ride sharing (eg hitchhiking) is better than cheap ride sharing (eg blabla car) which is better then expensive ride sharing (eg a taxi) which - but all are better than there only beingprivately owned cars that are exclusively privately used.
Or, you know, public transport ;)
But yeah, it’s true. I use carsharing if I feally need a car and public transport/biking most of the time.
If you can plan a bit ahead, ridesharing/transportation is one of the most popular services in US timebanks.
Disclosure: I am a founding board member of a timebank that uses hOurworld software.