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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

It is, no one checks to see if your driver is a multiple murderer, serial rapist and yes for reference incidents of rape from unlicensed taxis such as Uber and Lyft and much much higher than with medallioned taxis.

https://mckaylawtx.com/exploring-the-alarming-statistics-on-sexual-assault-in-uber-passengers/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/21/tech/lyft-safety-transparency-report-sexual-assault