Exactly. While there are obviously some decent drivers, as a group, they are a slimy bunch both in the car as well as outside the car.. Committing violent assaults during the Uber protests, throwing bricks, setting fires and just being altogether distasteful.<p>On several occasions in Avignon, I pre-paid for taxi service to the train station and during the first instance, the guy never showed, the second instance the car arrived 30 minutes late. Still attempting to get the refund.<p>I&#x27;ve used Uber all over the world and never once have I had issues like this. I have no sympathy for taxi drivers. They don&#x27;t care about me when a freelance client wants to underpay me, nor do I expect them to. I&#x27;m a big boy. If some business condition arises that affects my livelihood, I don&#x27;t go set fire to the Prefecture, I adapt.<p>Driving a car for money is still a thing. Supply and demand exists. Thus the market can solve this. The taxi crowd wants to distort the market to protect their fiefdom. While that helps the special interest, it harms the overall public.