The threat of governments cutting service due to hypothetical but not actual alternatives from Lyft is real, but if you know those types...
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Replying to @380kmh
...of local government, you also know that they will use any excuse in the book. "More people biking now? Great, let's cut transit." etc
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The author's premise here seems a lot closer to "I would rather transit be miserable to ride and constantly losing money..."
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"...than for it to be in the hands of the evil, wicked, private sector." Well, as a guy who commutes 2 hours a day by bus, I disagree.
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I don't expect Lyft is interested in, or even capable of, replacing MUNI or other transit providers. It's not going for the same market.
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But if they did, and if their transit was more pleasant to ride and less expensive to operate--how, exactly, would that be a bad thing?
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Safety laws are important. Also, public buses are generally comfortable, which makes the experience tolerable; wouldn't want more tiny seats
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Safety is important--if laws improve safety, good, if not, no point to them. Buses are hit-or-miss for comfort in my experience...
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...but who said anything about more tiny seats? Seems out of left field here.
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