Researchers looked at traffic delays in the city between 2010 and 2016, during the years Uber and Lyft started to gain popularity.
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The study claims that ride-hailing services account for two-thirds of the rise in congestion.
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority worked with researchers from the University of Kentucky on the study.
It's published in the journal "Science Advances."