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Uber vs London Taxis - Protest via Gridlock

posted by janrinok on Friday May 09 2014, @11:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the more-cabbies-having-a-bad-time dept.

youngatheart writes:

London's black cabs have promised to bring "chaos, congestion and confusion" to London as a protest against the growing presence of smartphone taxi service Uber. They are planning for 10,000 drivers to meet at a London landmark (which hasn't been named yet) in early June.

Steve McNamara, LTDA's [Licensed Taxi Drivers Association] general secretary, told the BBC: "I anticipate that the demonstration against TfL's [Transport for London's] handling of Uber will attract many many thousands of cabs and cause severe chaos, congestion and confusion across the metropolis."

This amid lawsuits in some places and drivers being fined in others.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 10 2014, @05:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 10 2014, @05:12AM (#41497)

    Sounds like a usual case in the meaning of words changing based on the recipient. As someone who likes strategy games, when the word Uber is used I think of 'Uber Entertainment'. A video game production company responsible for a small number of games, most important of which is Planetary Annihilation. It is akin to Total Annihilation or Supreme Commander. It is a large scale game with many units under control of the player. It is a continual disappointment that Uber, the transport company, does not give me the option to sit at home and direct the movements of thousands of people silly enough to be controlled via smartphone app.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 10 2014, @05:36AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 10 2014, @05:36AM (#41504)

    "Sounds like a usual case in the meaning of words changing based on the recipient."

    Indeed, but when folks use a word from another language to name their company, they would be wise understand its major connotations.