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In May 2019, online insurance aggregator NetQuote did a study swabbing vehicle interior touchpoints for bacteria in ride-hailing vehicles, rental cars, and taxis. It then compared those findings against cultures from a toilet seat. (Hint: Maybe don’t read this while eating your lunch.)

The results predictably tracked the level of oversight each industry gets: Taxis were 160 times germier than the toilet seat, and ride-hailing vehicles measured

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