Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seattle law goes into effect
It&#x27;s easy for middle and upper income individuals with disposable income to advocate for these kinds of laws. If you&#x27;re using Uber to get home from the bar late at night once a week, an extra 25% is no big deal.<p>But if you&#x27;re on the lower income scale and you need Uber to help you get between your second and third job (because you can&#x27;t afford a car and public transit is unreliable) or you need it to get to a doctor&#x27;s appointment, this kind of change is a big deal.<p>What will also likely happen is that ridership decreases <i>at the margins</i>. People won&#x27;t cut it out completely, they&#x27;ll just use it proportionally less. Drivers might make a little more, but fewer drivers will be able to make any money at all.