Taiwan
Taxicabs in Taiwan are yellow, the same color as New York taxis. The Road Traffic Security Rules (zh:道路交通安全規則) require drivers to be at least 20 years old and have occupational driver licenses. When drivers reach 60 years old, they may continue to drive taxis until 65 years old provided they pass annual physical examinations. Taxis in larger cities are widely metered with fares generally based on distances and now more commonly with surcharges for times in slow and stopped traffic. At Chinese New Year, the most important Taiwanese holiday, surcharges may also be payable.
Many different car models are used as taxis, including Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Sylphy, Honda Civic, Mitsubishi Grunder, Ford Focus, and Ford Mondeo.
Historically whenever major crimes have occurred, many people, especially women, have felt less confident riding taxis due to safety and security concerns, causing taxi drivers to carry even fewer passengers. After two major murders in late 1996, even Yao Kao-chiao (姚高橋), the Chief of the National Police Agency, Ministry of The Interior at that time, said that his daughter would not dare to ride taxis. Many taxi drivers considered his speech impacting and discriminating against them.
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