Uber is in trouble again. This time, France is the country.
Taxi drivers in France are blocking roads to Paris airports in protest of @Uber pic.twitter.com/c5daYs0h78
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) June 25, 2015
Via NPR:
Cab drivers in France and elsewhere have become increasingly vocal critics of Uber, which they see as having an unfair advantage. Uber drivers don’t have to buy an expensive taxi license, for instance; they’re also not subject to the same regulations and inspections as cabs […]
In addition to clashes with police in some areas, the taxi drivers’ protests have also pitted rivals against each other. According to Le Monde, a frustrated motorcycle taxi driver pepper-sprayed a protesting taxi driver, and a ride-service driver who was attempting to push through a barricade knocked a taxi driver over, leading to an arrest and a trip to the hospital, respectively.
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