Originally Posted by stvr

Interesting about the surge. I guess money talks. Obviously 1.8x had too many people going 'yes, please!'

Another thing that makes Uber in TYO deceptively expensive is street speeds.

Forgive me if this is too nerdy, but I've crunched some numbers on my Ubers in different cities and how fast the cars are actually moving.

LAX = 18 mph
SFO = 13 mph
TYO = 7 mph (and I don't remember any of these Ubers being in the rain)
NYC = 6 mph

These aren't airport trips, of course. No highway. Surface streets.

Who says there's traffic in Los Angeles?