Ride-Sharing, Fatal Crashes, and Crime
Ride-Sharing, Fatal Crashes, and Crime
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DOI：
10.1002/soej.12255
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Mulholland, Sean E.
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作者：
Dills, Angela K.;Mulholland, Sean E.
基于智能手机的拼车应用程序的出现彻底改变了汽车租赁市场。倡导者指出，与海陵出租车或预先安排豪华轿车服务相比，使用方便，价格低廉，等待时间更短。其他人认为，适当的政府监督是必要的，以保护乘车共享乘客免受驾驶员错误或车辆部件故障以及来自无牌陌生人的暴力。使用2007年至2015年的美国县级数据，我们调查了拼车服务Uber的引入是否与致命车祸和犯罪的变化有关。我们发现Uber的进入降低了DUI和致命事故的发生率。对于某些具体情况，我们还发现因袭击和扰乱治安而被捕的人数有所下降。相反，我们看到车辆盗窃案增加。
The advent of smart-phone based, ride-sharing applications has revolutionized the vehicle for hire market. Advocates point to the ease of use, lower prices, and shorter wait times compared to hailing a taxi or prearranging limousine service. Others argue that proper government oversight is necessary to protect ride-share passengers from driver error or vehicle parts failures and violence from unlicensed strangers. Using U.S. county-level data from 2007 through 2015, we investigate whether the introduction of the ride-sharing service Uber is associated with changes in fatal vehicle crashes and crime. We find that Uber's entry lowers the rate of DUIs and fatal accidents. For some specifications, we also find declines in arrests for assault and disorderly conduct. Conversely, we observe an increase in vehicle thefts.