Detroit cab drivers protest Uber operations - The Detroit News
Detroit — Taxi drivers rallied in downtown Detroit Wednesday to protest what they called unregulated and illegal Uber operations in the city. "We're here to make sure we have a level playing field," said Darryl Bradley, vice president of the Metro Detroit Cab Drivers Association, which organized the protest Wednesday outside the Coleman A. Young Municipal Building. "We go through inspection fees, meter fees, we have to be inspected by the police department, and background checks are done by the city," Bradley said. "We want (Uber drivers) to go through the same thing we do. ". About three dozen taxi drivers, employed by several companies including Checker, Comfort Cab and the Greater Detroit Cab Company, circled the building in their vehicles during the... Reynolds said that if Uber is to remain operating in Detroit, city officials should regulate it like the traditional taxi cab industry. "And if you're not going to regulate Uber, deregulate the taxi cab industry," he said. "Since we launched in 2013, Uber has improved the quality of life for thousands of Michiganders, connecting more than two million rides in the Mitten State and creating thousands of driver jobs," spokesman Leor Reef said. Source: www.detroitnews.com
