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		dsacco on April 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving The study was originally published in January. This article is being published in April. I subscribe to the Economist and I enjoy it, but I am cynical about why this is being published now, amidst significant negative publicity for Uber.

mcast on April 6, 2017 | [–]

I would not be surprised if Uber hired a company to astroturf their branding after the Lyft boycotts and constant negative hits to their image.

In fact, this is exactly something I see Travis doing to "fix" the problem.

septimus111 on April 6, 2017 | [–]

Thank you. It's just too convenient a time isn't it?

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