Not just general "taxi regulations", but also traffic safety (a common story to hear was Uber without valid insurance) and tax laws (in my country, I remember o

Not just general "taxi regulations", but also traffic safety (a common story to hear was Uber without valid insurance) and tax laws (in my country, I remember our equivalent of IRS being the most active in hunting down Uber drivers). Don't forget mandatory rest periods, enforced by technical means. My ex-girlfriend used to drive taxis and if you got caught breaking your mandatory rest period the fines were sky-high. Repeat offenders lose their taxi license. Contrast that to the nice Uber driver, who has no restrictions on driving you around after a double shift at the widget factory and a couple of double whiskies to drown his sorrows, before picking up passengers as an "independent contractor" What really seems lost on some of the more libertarian inclined, regulation hating chaps here is that most regulation is actually there for a reason. Among other things like protecting your life and health. When people here start to delve into the "evil hotel lobby that is so mean to this scrappy AirBnb start-up, which sends all their communication 'with love'" then I usually want to start to gag.