Ride-Sharing Can Lower Holiday-Season Traffic Deaths
Alcohol-related road accidents which include approx 10,000 Americans deaths every year spike mostly between Christmas Eve and New Year Day. In the latest study, one percent increment has found in ridership search intensity on Google Trends translates into 2.19 fewer lives lost overall to traffic accidents per metro and 0.3 fewer lives lost specifically to alcohol-related collisions. Given these ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft reach areas that are not served by public transportation systems. It makes sense to consider subsidies that encourage their use.














