Passengers in some of Beijing's taxis have discovered they can no longer open therear windows as the handles have been disabled, allegedly a measure to improvetraffic management and stability.
A number of Web users have posted on Sina microblogs that they have ridden inBeijing taxis in which the window could not be opened by passengers seated in therear.
A taxi driver from Xinyue Lianhe taxi company, surnamed Wang, confirmed to theGlobal Times Sunday that he was informed of the regulation at his company's monthlymeeting on October 13.
The notice was issued by the Transportation Administration of Beijing under theMunicipal Commission of Transport, he said.
The administration could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Since the October 1 National Day holidays, some taxi passengers have been foundhanding out leaflets with adverse information, said Wang.
"The company management said at the meeting that in the past, some passengers hadthrown leaflets out of the taxi window, or inserted leaflets into ping-pong balls and threwthem out, or would let go of a balloon which had leaflets tied to it," he said.
This is the first time in his six-year driving career that he was asked to disable the rearwindow handles, but he has yet to carry out the instruction, as he thinks it is unfair forthose who do not have bad intentions, said Wang.
The regulation did not mention cabs with electric windows, said Wang.
