Paris is burning for Uber

Amelia Havanec • Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>The French taxi industry is mad about Uber  — and not in a good way. Cabbies have been burning tires and overturning cars outside Paris airports to protest what they see as unfair competition. Professional taxi licenses are expensive and required for all chauffeurs, except for Uber drivers, who are stealing</p></h2>
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            <p>The French taxi industry is mad <a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/06/paris-cabbies-show-dislike-uber-burning-tires/?ref=avalancheghost.one">about Uber</a>  — and not in a good way. Cabbies have been burning tires and overturning cars outside Paris airports to protest what they see as unfair competition. Professional taxi licenses are expensive and required for all chauffeurs, except for Uber drivers, who are stealing away an über amount of taxi driver income. The French government, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/25/france-uber-idUSL8N0ZB1JU20150625?ref=avalancheghost.one">says Reuters</a>, is siding with the cabbies. Shielding its workers and industries from allegedly unfair competition is a deeply ingrained tradition in France. Through it all, Uber keeps chugging along. After just three years in France, the ride-sharing giant counts one million users. <em>Vive la France!</em></p>
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The French taxi industry is mad about Uber — and not in a good way. Cabbies have been burning tires and overturning cars outside Paris airports to protest what they see as unfair competition. Professional taxi licenses are expensive and required for all chauffeurs, except for Uber drivers, who are stealing away an über amount of taxi driver income. The French government, says Reuters, is siding with the cabbies. Shielding its workers and industries from allegedly unfair competition is a deeply ingrained tradition in France. Through it all, Uber keeps chugging along. After just three years in France, the ride-sharing giant counts one million users. Vive la France!

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By Amelia Havanec

Amelia Havanec is Crosscut's Science and Tech Fellow. She came to Washington from her home state of Connecticut by way of New York, Florida, California and Michigan in pursuit of the perfect pint. Sh