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I don't think that is what these protests are about at all. For instance, in France, the protest leaders have called on instituting required time-delays for all
by stdgy 12y ago
I don't think that is what these protests are about at all. For instance, in France, the protest leaders have called on instituting required time-delays for all Uber pickups(15 minutes). They've also called for a nationalized taxi hailing application that would exclude Uber, and have called for Uber's app to be disallowed from showing driver locations.
Similarly, Britain's protesters have demanded Uber to do away with fare estimates.
Notice how these complaints aren't in the form of: Let us do what Uber is doing. Rather, they take the form: Stop letting Uber do what it's doing. The Taxi owners want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to continue to protect their business models by placing artificial limits on competition, and they seek to disallow novel technology that would make their fare structure less opaque.
- Nursie 12y agoThe 'official' line I heard on Radio 4 this morning was that it was the uneven playing field that had got them riled up, and that minicab operators were also fuming because they had been restricted from operating in this way too, But you're right, the individual cab drivers probably just want competition outlawed. >> they seek to disallow novel technology that would make their fare structure less opaque. FYI - In London the fare structure is not opaque, it's set out on a notice in every Taxi and the meter is set up and sealed by TFL.
- akumen 12y agoMy thoughts exactly. Instead of getting with the program they want to stifle the competition while making life difficult for their clients. I just can't sympathise with the taxi drivers.