"They had real insights about society and inequality. Stuff like, “people from our neighborhood don’t take taxis, we ride the subway.”
Interesting. Here in the UK, we can judge the level of poverty by the frequency of taxis - and now Ubers - calling in a street. The poorer the street, the more often taxis appear. I've no idea how that can…
"They had real insights about society and inequality. Stuff like, “people from our neighborhood don’t take taxis, we ride the subway.”
Interesting. Here in the UK, we can judge the level of poverty by the frequency of taxis - and now Ubers - calling in a street. The poorer the street, the more often taxis appear. I've no idea how that can be, growing up with little spare cash and now at 55yo living on Universal Credit I use my bicycle and the train. Perhaps someone can explain.
The occasional taxi ride is faaaar cheaper than owning a car, and generally also cheaper than multiple train tickets if you are a family or group. The smaller your living space the more difficult it is to store (multiple) bicycles, and impoverished areas tend not to have secure outdoor bike storage either.
The occasional taxi ride is much more expensive than a bus ride, and my town has plentiful buses. Owning and storing bikes is not impossible if you want to do it.
Bus rides require using specific routes on specific schedules which can be time consuming or inconvenient. If you're working several jobs, the cost difference between a bus and an uber is made up for in the time savings.
It's like comparing the "expense" of convenience foods to homemade. Sure, it's more expensive to buy something fast or readymade, but often when you're poor, time is the real commodity.
"They had real insights about society and inequality. Stuff like, “people from our neighborhood don’t take taxis, we ride the subway.”
Interesting. Here in the UK, we can judge the level of poverty by the frequency of taxis - and now Ubers - calling in a street. The poorer the street, the more often taxis appear. I've no idea how that can be, growing up with little spare cash and now at 55yo living on Universal Credit I use my bicycle and the train. Perhaps someone can explain.
The occasional taxi ride is faaaar cheaper than owning a car, and generally also cheaper than multiple train tickets if you are a family or group. The smaller your living space the more difficult it is to store (multiple) bicycles, and impoverished areas tend not to have secure outdoor bike storage either.
The occasional taxi ride is much more expensive than a bus ride, and my town has plentiful buses. Owning and storing bikes is not impossible if you want to do it.
Bus rides require using specific routes on specific schedules which can be time consuming or inconvenient. If you're working several jobs, the cost difference between a bus and an uber is made up for in the time savings.
It's like comparing the "expense" of convenience foods to homemade. Sure, it's more expensive to buy something fast or readymade, but often when you're poor, time is the real commodity.