I'm French and astounded too. You are exactly right. Petitions in support of Uber are being run very successfully at the moment, and most people around me (wor

I'm French and astounded too. You are exactly right. Petitions in support of Uber are being run very successfully at the moment, and most people around me (working in tech) have vowed to never ever take a taxi again after what happened, but I'm not sure the general public cares that much :(