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Students adjust to COVID-safe transportation practices

Before the pandemic, USC students often utilized ride share services to commute to class or explore L.A. Today, they agree that getting in a car with an unfamiliar driver may not be the best idea.

Stock photo of toy cars with Uber and Lyft logos.
Students are learning how to safely take ride shares—like Uber or Lyft—during the pandemic. Riders say the experience is not all too different, minus the companies requiring a mask for both passengers and drivers in order to ride. (Photo courtesy of www.quotecatalog.com)

Uber reports its earnings are down by nearly 30 percent, and Lyft says its earnings are down by more than half. Annie Wei has more on how students are using ride share services safely, or seeking out alternative ways to get around town.