Estimating effects of Uber ride-sharing service on road traffic-related deaths in South Africa: a quasi-experimental study

Huang, Jonathan; Majid, Farhan; Daku, Mark

doi:10.1136/jech-2018-211006

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“…On the contrary, and after analyzing data on traffic accident causalities associated with alcohol consumption in the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the United States between 2005 and 2014, no relationship was found between these deaths and the implementation of these services [11]. Similarly, Huang et al [12] analyzed data for some South African cities and found no evidence of reduction in accident rate after the introduction of Uber.…”

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Analysis of the Impact of Ride-Hailing Services on Motor Vehicles Crashes in Madrid

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In most cities, discretionary passenger transport by car is predominantly supplied by taxi services. These services face competition from new digital platforms (UBER, Cabify, etc.) that connect users with the services offered by authorized drivers with a license for rented vehicles with drivers (VTC). However, very little is known about the impacts that these services produce in cities where they operate. So far, most studies on this issue have focused on cities of the United States of America, and they broadly found a positive impact in terms of road safety. Road safety has become one of the priority focuses for ensuring social welfare, to the point of being integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals as a primary value to achieve sustainable, safe and responsible mobility. Within this context, the objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of ride-hailing platforms on the frequency of traffic accidents with at least one fatally or seriously injured person in the municipality of Madrid from 2014 to 2018. To do this, a regression analysis has been carried out using a random effects negative binomial regression (RENB). The results of the model show that Uber and Cabify services are associated with a decrease in fatal and serious accidents in Madrid.

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Analysis of the Impact of Ride-Hailing Services on Motor Vehicles Crashes in Madrid

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“…A systematic review suggested that designated driver programmes were not found to be effective in decreasing alcohol-related traffic outcomes. 9 Research has also assessed the effects of network ridesharing on accidents, [10][11][12][13][14][15][16] with six studies [10][11][12][13][14][15] looking at the association between network ridesharing and alcohol-impaired driving in the United States (US). Results are mixed, with Martin-Buck, 12 Greenwood and Wattal, 13 Peck 14 and Morrison et al 15 showing reductions in alcoholrelated crashes after Uber was introduced, whereas Brazil and Kirk 10 and Dills and Mulholland 11 did not observe any change in these outcomes.…”

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State or market? How to effectively decrease alcohol-related crash fatalities and injuries

Nazif‐Muñoz

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J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundIt is estimated that more than 270 000 people die yearly in alcohol-related crashes globally. To tackle this burden, government interventions, such as laws which restrict blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels and increase penalties for drunk drivers, have been implemented. The introduction of private-sector measures, such as ridesharing, is regarded as alternatives to reduce drunk driving and related sequelae. However, it is unclear whether state and private efforts complement each other to reduce this public health challenge.MethodsWe conducted interrupted time-series analyses using weekly alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries per 1 000 000 population in three urban conglomerates (Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción) in Chile for the period 2010–2017. We selected cities in which two state interventions—the ‘zero tolerance law’ (ZTL), which decreased BAC, and the ‘Emilia law’ (EL), which increased penalties for drunk drivers—were implemented to decrease alcohol-related crashes, and where Uber ridesharing was launched.ResultsIn Santiago, the ZTL was associated with a 29.1% decrease (95% CI 1.2 to 70.2), the EL with a 41.0% decrease (95% CI 5.5 to 93.2) and Uber with a non-significant 28.0% decrease (95% CI −6.4 to 78.5) in the level of weekly alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries per 1 000 000 population series. In Concepción, the EL was associated with a 28.9% reduction (95% CI 4.3 to 62.7) in the level of the same outcome. In Valparaíso, the ZTL had a −0.01 decrease (95% CI −0.02 to −0.00) in the trend of weekly alcohol-related crashes per 1 000 000 population series.ConclusionIn Chile, concomitant decreases of alcohol-related crashes were observed after two state interventions were implemented but not with the introduction of Uber. Relationships between public policy interventions, ridesharing and motor vehicle alcohol-related crashes differ between cities and over time, which might reflect differences in specific local characteristics.

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“…A second limitation is related to the U.S.-centric focus of our study. To date, there has been very little research on the association between ridehailing and traffic fatalities focused on countries besides the United States (the few exceptions include recent studies of Chile, Great Britain, and South Africa), yet two of Uber's top five markets (London and Sao Paulo) are not in the United States and the majority of ridehailing trips worldwide occur outside of the United States, with an estimated 70 percent in Asia alone [25][26][27][28]. Hence, future research will need to examine the association between ridehailing and traffic fatalities beyond the United States before a full accounting of the impacts of ridehailing can be determined.…”

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Ridehailing and alcohol-involved traffic fatalities in the United States: The average and heterogeneous association of uber

Brazil

Kirk

2020

PLoS ONE

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Ridehailing services such as Uber have been promoted as viable interventions for curbing alcohol-involved driving fatalities. However, evidence of ridehailing's impact has been mixed, with some studies finding no association but others finding either an increase or a decrease in fatalities. We contribute to this literature by examining more recent years of data, which capture a period during which Uber ridership has grown substantially and alcohol-involved fatalities have increased. Furthermore, we test whether the relationship between Uber availability and traffic fatalities depends on local characteristics. We employ multivariate regression models to test the association between Uber availability and total, alcohol-involved, and weekend and holiday-specific traffic fatalities in the 100 most populated metropolitan areas in the United States between 2009 and 2017. We find that Uber availability is not associated with changes in total, alcohol-involved, and weekend and holiday-specific traffic fatalities in aggregate, yet it is associated with increased traffic fatalities in urban, densely populated counties.

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Estimating effects of Uber ride-sharing service on road traffic-related deaths in South Africa: a quasi-experimental study

Cited by 24 publications

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Analysis of the Impact of Ride-Hailing Services on Motor Vehicles Crashes in Madrid

Analysis of the Impact of Ride-Hailing Services on Motor Vehicles Crashes in Madrid

State or market? How to effectively decrease alcohol-related crash fatalities and injuries

Ridehailing and alcohol-involved traffic fatalities in the United States: The average and heterogeneous association of uber

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