Ride-sharing may be driving people away from car ownership

[FeedBot]

Ride-share company Lyft has released an “economic impact” report for 2017, and it makes some bold claims. Most notably, Lyft says that nearly 250,000 of its customers gave up owning a car because of ride-share availability. Must of the report focuses on growth, with 2017 numbers rising sharply over 2016. The 23 million passengers...

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[Frosty]

Perhaps I am naive, or just too thick headed to get this.  Is it ride share availability, in and of itself, the reason that these so called 250,000 have given up car/truck ownership or is it more likely that:

A. Ride share availability is abundant in their area - meaning its cheap and plentiful

B. They can't or don't want to afford a new or slightly used car, insurance, registration, etc., etc., etc., (e.g. all the costs it takes to own a vehicle)

C. They are millennials and they are too lazy or cheap to be bothered with owning a car/truck period. They are use to mom and dad constantly chauffeuring their butts around all their lives, so as an adult, this is the next best thing.

D. They can't take their eyes off their smartphones long enough to pay attention to the road.

E. All of the above are required?

Edited January 18, 2018 by Frosty

[indymanjoe]

I want to start a company like uber that has classic cars. Then i think more people would want to own one. Or at least NOT ride with me again LOL

[notallthere]

Ride share program for the Optima Ultimate Street Car.  Heck yes I would use a phone to sign up for that.

[Ringo64]

21 hours ago, indymanjoe said:

I want to start a company like uber that has classic cars. Then i think more people would want to own one. Or at least NOT ride with me again LOL

There’s one for luxury and super cars so why not?

[Frosty]

On 1/19/2018 at 5:37 PM, indymanjoe said:

I want to start a company like uber that has classic cars. Then i think more people would want to own one. Or at least NOT ride with me again LOL

Tim Allen once proposed that the Indianapolis 500 should be changed from race cars to equally prepared Ford Country Squire station wagons, and drivers have to ride along with their wife and 2-3 irritable children.

Pit stops would be for gas and potty breaks for the kids. More so for the kids really. At least once for directions.

Can you imagine Mario Andretti driving this way while Michael and Jeff are in the back seat screaming their heads off? Don't make me stop this car!!!!

Now that is a TRUE test of man and machine!

 

Edited January 22, 2018 by Frosty