Ridesharing and Motor Vehicle Crashes in 4 US Cities: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Uber, the world's largest ridesharing company, has reportedly provided over 2 billion journeys globally since operations began in 2010; however, the impact on motor vehicle crashes is unclear. Theoretically, ridesharing could reduce alcohol-involved crashes in locations where other modes of transportation are less attractive than driving one's own vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. We conducted interrupted time-series analyses using weekly counts of injury crashes and the proportion that were alcohol-involved in 4 US cities (Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Portland, Oregon; and San Antonio, Texas). We considered that a resumption of Uber operations after a temporary break would produce a more substantial change in ridership than an initial launch, so we selected cities where Ub

SUBMITTER: Morrison CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248466 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature