The people hitting the driver in a running taxi are like a time bomb. Let’s watch this video. A passenger in the back seat hits a female taxi driver. Even sexual harassment. This horror period lasted 10 minutes. It is said that he drank a lot, but alcohol cannot be an indulgence.
Reporter Kim Ji-sung went to the scene with a taxi driver.
[기자]
A man in the back seat of a taxi is unable to lie down on his side.
Get up again and push yourself towards the driver’s seat.
[A씨/택시기사 : ‘씨’ 자 들어가는 나쁜 욕을 계속해요. ‘미친 X’이니 막 그래요.]
The hand goes to the taxi driver’s chest.
A female taxi driver in her 70s shakes her hand and resists.
Passengers threaten with their fists, hitting the face several times.
It’s been happening for about 10 minutes while driving.
It almost led to a big accident.
[A씨/택시기사 : (승객이) 기어 변속을 ‘콱’ 해 버리는 거야. 그러니까 차가 흔들흔들하잖아요. ‘놔라. 놔라’ 해서 실랑이를 하다가…]
As the assault and dead end continued, the taxi driver hurried to a car here with the emergency lights turned on and reported to the police.
[A씨/택시기사 : ‘나 지금 죽게 생겼다, 나 손님이 막 때린다’ 그렇게 신고를 했죠.]
It is said that the passengers took off their clothes in the detention center and initiated a riot even after being arrested as a current criminal.
The Seoul Dongjak Police Department is investigating the man on charges of’driver assault while driving’ and forced harassment under the Special Act.
There were more than 2,500 cases of assaulting taxi or bus drivers last year alone.
Seven drivers are being beaten every day.
Last year, Seoul started a business to install protective walls on the driver’s seat of taxis.
However, there are only 350 taxis with protective walls, less than 1% of all taxis in Seoul.
In June, a bill was submitted to the National Assembly to install protective barriers for taxis like buses, but it has not yet crossed the threshold of the standing committee.
(Video Design: Bae Jang-keun)