Tag: Uber
![Taxi-sharing could decrease pollution, traffic, fares (and more) Taxi-sharing could decrease pollution, traffic, fares (and more)](https://www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2518349392_fc460b95fa-150x150.jpg)
Taxi-sharing could decrease pollution, traffic, fares (and more)
A whopping 70 percent of New York City taxi rides are shareable, according to a recent study reported by Salon. (True shareability means when New York cab riders are willing to share a car with one other rider, and manage at most an extra 150 seconds of travel time.) The benefits are startling: taxi travel time […]
![Berlin attempts (and fails) to ban Uber Berlin attempts (and fails) to ban Uber](https://www.roadtrafficsigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/300822022_8be7a1a2e0-150x150.jpg)
Berlin attempts (and fails) to ban Uber
The Berlin Senate is trying to kick Uber out, reports the BBC. The city’s department of civil and regulatory affairs announced a ban on the car-sharing app in a statement last Wednesday, citing safety concerns for passengers traveling in unlicensed cars driven by drivers without licenses, as well as protection for the taxi business. “The […]