The Angus Reid Institute released the results of a survey it sent to 2,501 Canadians asking whether they prefer taxis or ride-sharing services.
The results show that Canadian millennials prefer calling an Uber over a traditional taxi, which shouldn’t be a surprise. However, older Canadians still prefer to hail a traditional taxi than an Uber. Overall, the poll found that 39 percent of respondents would rather take a taxi, while 29 percent would rather take an Uber.
The survey found that 49 percent of Canadians have a positive view on Uber and other ride-sharing services. Canadians are also encouraging traditional taxi companies to compete with ride-sharing companies, with 78 percent saying that they should “step up their game.”
“Pollsters found that in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto, residents are split between their preference for a cab or an Uber. And in Vancouver, where Uber still hasn’t been approved, slightly more (35 per cent) would prefer to call an Uber than a taxi (32 per cent.)”
The results from Canadian adults surveyed from February 15th to February 19th, 2018.
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In other news, water is liquid.
Millenials prefer it solid. Uses it to cool drinks.
How about doing a study on how many prefer traditional taxi over Uber and why… that’s more worth reading.
They’d find that anyone with a smartphone prefers Uber because it’s easier to order and pay, that if you’ve taken Uber once you’re more likely to prefer that service, and that it depends on the taxi service in the city where you are.
Duh. Who doesn’t.
Millennials? More like Generation Z (1995-2005). It’s cool and hip to push a button on your credit-card linked Smartphone for a cool and hip ride from Uber and other ride-sharing services.
Us Millennials (1980-1995) have our own vehicles already, thank you very much.
You’re the exception. Millennials use bicycles or electric modes of transportation as their own vehicles. Thank you very much.
Millennia here. NONE of my friends use a bicycle or electric modes of transportation. We ALL have our own cars. Stop your ignorant generalization.
I’m 50 (don’t know what Gen letter that makes me) and last December, my wife and I used Uber on a trip to Vegas, getting rides from McClarren International to our hotel and back along with rides to and from the Strip. It was fast and so simple to use. My experiences with the taxi service in the Fraser Valley area of BC have been terrible so I’m really looking forward to Uber coming here, supposedly this Fall.
Bogus survey. Vancouver does not have Uber. Besides. Lyft is cheaper.