Drivers for ride-share companies Uber and Lyft are feeling road rage over skyrocketing gas prices, and many feel their struggles are going unnoticed.
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline on Friday sat at $4.33, according to AAA. That is not only the highest price that the United States has ever experienced, but it's also a whopping 85-cent increase from just a month ago and more than $1.50 from where gas prices were this time last year.
Much of the increase in gas prices has come in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began late last month. Because of the war, crippling sanctions have been levied against Moscow, including the U.S. decision to ban imports of Russian oil. Russian oil makes up about 8% of total U.S. oil imports, with the country importing about 672,000 barrels per day of oil and refined products from Russia last year.
Mory said he and other ride-share drivers think their industry is feeling the pain of higher gas prices more than others. Despite stories about high gas prices being splashed across the news and much lamented by consumers, riders never ask him about how the increases are affecting him and are not tipping any more than usual to compensate for the increases, he said.
For ride-share drivers, the rapidly rising gas prices are a one-two punch when combined with inflation.
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