This is probably not a surprise, but a new study shows that Americans are getting back on the road again in pre-pandemic numbers. Tim Lomax of the institute of transportation at Texas A&M told KTRH, "it's very clear that the economy has caused traffic to come back and that's a good thing." Good for some, but not everybody. Public transportation is still way down, with the big ride sharing duo of UBER and Lyft dropping almost 50% of their business in 2020. "Certainly the ride share services took a hit as people were afraid to get into a car with a stranger" Lomax said. And as far the outlook for their recovery? Lomax believes "it's going to look a lot like the recovery of the economy. Some sectors are going to have much better ridership." The study also points out that Americans now feel safer in their own cars, which have now become an extension of home.
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