{"id":1316,"date":"2017-05-22T05:38:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T09:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2017-05-22T05:38:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T09:38:27","slug":"uber-really-lowered-oui-rates-across-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/uber-really-lowered-oui-rates-across-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Uber Really Lowered DUI Rates Across the Country?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent studies have started to surface in regards to the number of OUI&#8217;s now that Uber has become a popular ride-sharing service. Uber operates in many cities across the country and has become increasingly more popular over the last couple of years. Young people and adults alike look to Uber to provide transportation after a night out; Uber is generally considered a safer option and is accessible to those who live outside the city.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean for OUI rates across the country? As Uber is still relatively new in the transportation world, there have been mixed finding&#8217;s depending on what study you look at. A <a href=\"http:\/\/wfs.gc.cuny.edu\/Economics\/RePEc\/cgc\/wpaper\/CUNYGC-WP013.pdf\">study on drunk driving in the city of New York<\/a>\u00a0supported the idea that, boroughs that had wide-spread usage of Uber, had a 25%-35% decrease in the number of\u00a0accidents where alcohol was a leading factor; these numbers can be compared\u00a0to areas which do not offer Uber as a ride service to it&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n<p>The study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/07\/business\/uber-drunk-driving-prevention.html\">summarized by the New York Times here<\/a>, illustrates that this results in about 40 fewer alcohol-related accidents per month.\u00a0California, another state that conducted a similar study back in 2015, also found that there was a decrease in Drunk driving fatal crashes; more recently, West California conducted a study which produced shockingly similar results.\u00a0However, some would argue that while New York and other popular cities have seen a decrease in OUI&#8217;s and alcohol related collisions,\u00a0Uber is still a new company and these findings can not be applied country-wide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/uber-really-lowered-oui-rates-across-country\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Has Uber Really Lowered DUI Rates Across the Country?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent studies have started to surface in regards to the number of OUI&#8217;s now that Uber has become a popular ride-sharing service. 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