Uber Controversy

Does Uber Really Prevent Drunk Driving? It Depends on the Study

 Fortin, Jacey. "Does Uber Really Prevent Drunken Driving? It Depends on the Study." Www-nytimes-
com.lanecc.idm.oclc.org. NY Times, 07 Apr. 2017. Web. 09 Apr. 2017.

 Utterance of Truth: Uber has reduced alcohol related accidents in some areas, and research is continuing on the effectiveness of the company.

 Actors: Uber, Uber guy, Jessica Lynn Peck (graduate student and author of an Uber study), American Journal of Epidemiology, Noli Brazil (USC), and Travis Kalanick (Uber CEO)

 Stakeholders: 
Travis Kalanick- interested in success and positive reputation of the company
Researchers- providing accurate public health statistics

 Key Element Inventory

  • Places and events: SF, California (Uber founded), Statistics mentioned from NY, CA, WA
  • Organizations: Uber, City University of NY Grad Center, American Journal of Epidemiology, University of Southern California, Temple University, West Carolina University, NY DMV
  • Individuals: Jessica Lynn Peck, Noli Brazil, Travis Kalanick, "Uber Spokeswoman"
  • Views of the World: Focuses mainly on youth riders
  • "Utterance" modifiers, supporters, complications, etc.
    • Jessica Lynn Peck- Independent Study supporting Uber's public health success, audience was general public, context was determining drunk driving statistics in certain boroughs in NY, proof was percentages gathered showing success of Uber, no opposing view, scientific professional principals, no financing, political significance was backing a large company
    • American Journal of Epidemiology- study refuting Uber's success, audience was general public, context was determining traffic fatalities in 100 densely populated counties, proof was no correlation between number of fatalities and Uber, opposing view, scientific professional principals, financing unclear, political significance was opposing any Uber success
    • Noli Brazil-paper explaining inconclusive data on Uber success, audience was the public, context was explaining a lack of data surrounding Uber's success, proof was number of drivers in the country compared to Uber users, neutral view, no financing, political significance unclear
    • Uber- released study supporting Uber success, audience was public, context was determining decrease in alcohol related arrests and accidents, proof was percentages of arrests and accidents in Seattle/other cities lessened by Uber services, no opposing view, scientific professional principals, financing unclear, political significance was proclaiming own company success
This article has shown me that in the news, it can be difficult to decipher all of the different pieces of possible "truth" that exist surrounding an issue. I think that this article does a good job of showcasing both sides of the Uber controversy, and also explaining the research that must be done in the future to continue the conversation surrounding the company's effect on public safety. 


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