Thousands of cab drivers clog France's roads to protest Uber
Taxi drivers in France are forming virtual blockades around airports and key train stations causing chaos in Paris and other French cities during a nation-wide protest against the Uber ride-booking service, known in France as UberPOP.
Striking French taxi drivers block traffic on the Paris ring road during a national protest against car-sharing service Uber.Charles Platiau/Reuters
Taxis gather at a major entrance to Paris, snarling traffic and slowing access to Charles de Gaulle airport after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber.Michel Euler/The Associated Press
Passengers drag their suitcases towards Orly airport as striking taxi drivers block access roads during a national protest against car-sharing service Uber.Christian Hartmann/Reuters
French Taxi drivers in Marseilles demonstrate against UberPOP, a popular taxi app that is facing fierce opposition from traditional cabs.Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP / Getty Images
A damaged car is parked on the motorway near Orly airport as striking taxi drivers block access roads south of Paris.Christian Hartmann/Reuters
French Taxi drivers burn tires in the southern city of Marseille as they demonstrate against UberPOP.Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP / Getty Images
French riot police push an overturned car as striking taxi drivers demonstrate at the Porte Maillot, blocking traffic on the Paris ring road.Charles Platiau/Reuters
A striking taxi driver holds a flare on the Promenade des Anglais during a national protest against car-sharing service Uber in Nice, France.Jean-Pierre Amet/Reuters
French Taxi drivers burn tires during a protest in the southern city of Marseille.Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP / Getty Images
Police officers stand next to a a burned out car during a taxi drivers demonstration in Paris.Michel Euler/The Associated Press