Any new product is never better in all aspects, and usually can't yet fund the fleet of lobbyists that existing players have. Regulations are primarily a tool o

Any new product is never better in all aspects, and usually can't yet fund the fleet of lobbyists that existing players have. Regulations are primarily a tool of established businesses which they wield like a sword when all else fails, kind of like lawsuits. And a disruptive newcomer which reduces municipal tax revenue is sure to be in the gunsights, because almost every new business can become "illegal" at a politician's whim. It's incumbents of both types (political and business) against the newcomer, except they aren't actually offering a better service but rather pointing a gun at the interloper. Where is the statistical evidence that Ubercab and AirBnB are actually less safe than the alternative? Moreover, we let people choose to use motorbikes OR cars; why should the "less safe" alternative always be illegal? Sometimes other attributes (convenience, speed, price) mean that you'll settle for three rather than four nines in safety.