巴黎的出租车大战
<p><span word="Paris">Paris</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="upstart">upstart</span> <span word="minicabs">minicabs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="eschew">eschew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span>.</p><p><span word="Taxi">Taxi</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Frenchcapital">Frenchcapital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="cabbies">cabbies</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bookable">bookable</span> <span word="minicabs">minicabs</span>.</p><p><span word="Parisian">Parisian</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="rude">rude</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="with">with</span> €10 <span word="already">already</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meter">meter</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span>.</p><p><span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Opera">Opera</span> <span word="Garnier">Garnier</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="irate">irate</span> <span word="Parisian">Parisian</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cabs">cabs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> "<span word="taken">taken</span>" <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exclaimed">exclaimed</span>: "<span word="Taxis">Taxis</span>, <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="where">where</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="one">one</span>."</p><p><span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Pietz">Pietz</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="photographer">photographer</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="One">One</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span>: '<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>.'</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="just">just</span> 18,000 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="Paris">Paris</span>' <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="swelled">swelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 23,000 <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cabs">cabs</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40,000 <span word="minicabs">minicabs</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="dearth">dearth</span>, <span word="Paris">Paris</span>' <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deregulate">deregulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="minicabs">minicabs</span> - <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="halt">halt</span>.</p>
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