Taxi Riot Incident
計程車暴動事件
Source: 1995 Taiwan Taxi Riot
From: Wikipedia
Date: Last revised October 10, 2017. Author: Collaborative editors
At the time, Taiwan had no detailed regulations governing taxi operations; most taxi drivers operated on a “hire-in” basis, informally dividing up territory among themselves, and conflicts and collisions frequently erupted over competing for fares.
The background to the taxi riot was a collision on August 17, 1995 between a Ta-feng Car Company taxi and a Ch’üan-min taxi on Taipei’s Huan-ho Expressway, sparking a dispute. In the early hours of the following morning, both companies used radio to call other drivers to gather at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and T’ing-chou Road, whereupon group brawls broke out at the Kung-kuan traffic circle and under Fuho Bridge — including the throwing of Molotov cocktails — affecting many passers-by. It was not until 8 pm on the 18th that police intervened to stop the violence. The then-Taipei County magistrate Yu Ch’ing subsequently stepped in to mediate and end the armed clash.
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- Ch’üan-min Taxi Drivers and Ta-feng Car Company Erupt in Serious Conflict (CTS News Network)
- Taipei Anecdotes 2: Bloody Battle at Fuho Bridge (Taipei Anecdotes)
- Ch’üan-min Taxi Fleet (Wikipedia)