You're willfully ignoring the positive parts of the regulations, like proper insurance and licensing requirements. And even those you listed have both positive

You're willfully ignoring the positive parts of the regulations, like proper insurance and licensing requirements. And even those you listed have both positive and negative sides. It might be difficult to hail a taxi, but I do know that once I do, I can expect to pay the capped fare to go wherever I want to (common-carrier regulations mean they can't refuse you a trip within some bounds). I fail to see how the alternative, which would be flat-out refusal of service or drastically increased pricing to go to unpopular places, improves anyone's life.