Boston Cabbies Protest Uber With Rolling Rally
The Boston Taxi Driver's Association BTDA held a "rolling rally" outside Uber's Boston headquarters Thursday afternoon to protest the app that allows users to request a car through their phone, Boston.com reports. Uber, which allows users to watch the driver approach their pickup site on a map, has stolen cab company business according to a BTDA release, Uber has cut taxi business by 30 percent. The taxi drivers have argued that because Uber is unregulated its car service poses a public safety threat. Uber drivers are not vetted by the city. Uber says that its customer rating system guarantees quality after each ride a customer rates the driver, and anyone with a rating below four stars receives a reprimand. Taxis circled the headquarters from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday honking as they went. , , , , Many Twitter users complained of the loud noise and the seeming inefficiency of the protest. , , , , Boston.com