Prices are rising for many Americans, with 65% of consumers saying the increases are outpacing their income, according to a J.D. Power survey of 4,000 U.S. adults conducted in February 2026.
Recent inflation data adds to that pressure, with the annual rate rising from 2.4% in February to 3.3% in March, according to consumer price index data released Friday. The increase was driven largely by a surge in energy costs as gasoline prices spiked amid the Iran war. Gasoline prices rose 21.2% in March, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the overall increase, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Instead of Uber, they are taking the bus.
OK, ridesharing doesn’t mean sharing rides but calling privately owned quasi-taxis.
Then it makes sense!
Thanks for the explanation!
Yes. In English (at least in the US), a bunch of friends (or coworkers, or whatever) taking one vehicle is called carpooling.
Yeah “rideshare” a bit of a vestigal term leftover from the early days of Uber/Lyft, when the original idea was that it was a service for someone to hitch a ride along a route the driver was already taking. Basically app-driven hitchhiking. But instead they turned into the taxi service we all know these apps for nowadays, yet the term stuck around.
The OG rideshare
Only if you live in the city
pity that!