Posted on 12/15/2014 5:14:50 PM PST by Olog-hai
French taxi drivers have succeeded in persuading the French government to ban rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft. A harsh new law takes effect in January. The move is good for taxi drivers, but will cost consumers money. […]
Pierre-Henry Brandet, a spokesperson for the French Ministry of the Interior […] said that as of January 1, the operators of mobile apps like UberPOP that connect non-professional drivers and riders would face punishment of up to two years in prison and a fine of €300,000 if convicted. Those provisions were specified under a new law that had been passed earlier this year, but that had not yet entered into force. […]
UberPOP has already been banned in Spain and the Netherlands. It is also under legal attack in several other countries, including Denmark and Norway. …
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Was there ever any doubt it would ban an innovation like uber?
A silly law that cannot be enforced leading to a huge black market,,,
The reason why America always was and remains exceptional.
“A silly law that cannot be enforced leading to a huge black market,,,”
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It is a silly law, but a silly law with penalty of up to 2 years in prison and/or up to 300K Euros.
It would be easy to catch violators by having cops/statists register as drivers and passengers. The statists would then throw the book at the early offenders and publicize their tearful perp-walks.
Uber app is awesome. Best thing since GPS.
Ok, I can understand once for 1776...
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At least they aren't bringing back the guillotine for it.
So true. They will catch one and crucify them as an example for others. Same tactic that the varied agencies of the Federal govenment use.
Don’t bet on it .... union drivers might do a little vigilante justice to make a point!
It will be either by law or lawsuits.
That’s an argument for what is commonly called “tort reform” at the very least, as well as keeping unconstitutional legislation at bay.
I guess they’ll turn to the “uber underground”...
I was in Baltimore for the Army-Navy game. There were 5 people waiting for an Uber ride. 3 cabs stood by idle.
Everyone got their ride in a few minutes
True....and it was already banned in Spain which has an even higher unemployment rate.
If I were a woman getting out of a bar at 2am, I know that I certainly wouldn’t want to get into a car with a professional taxi driver whose only interest was in getting me home as safely and quickly as possible so that he could move on with the rest of the bar rush. I would much rather get into a car with some kid who is out cruising on a Saturday night looking for shortys. He may not have any clue what he is doing (or insurance for that matter), but hey, he’s got GPS (something professional taxi drivers don’t have), and that’s really all that’s important. And if the guy spends the entire trip trying to get into my pants, well, that’s a small price to pay to save 6 bucks, right?
That does not seem to be Uber’s primary business.
The attitude of taxi driver unions towards Uber speaks volumes.
What would insurance really cover? Never mind the continued controversy of governmental imposition.
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