Passenger takes over driving taxi after cop pepper sprays driver

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A passenger had to make a hasty decision to chuck off her high heels and take over the driving of a taxi after the driver was allegedly pepper sprayed by a metro cop.

Tshepiso Shongwe told SowetanLIVE that she was in a taxi on the way to Noord taxi rank earlier on Wednesday morning when the driver made an illegal move into oncoming traffic.

The 35-year-old mother of two, who holds a code 14 driver's licence, said all the passengers complained until the pepper-sprayed driver asked if someone could drive the taxi. “I didn’t want to show my fear because people were depending on me. But people started saying ‘sho't’left’ and getting off the taxi as usual,” she said.

Ralph Jones Chairperson for the Johannesburg Region of SANTACO said they were not aware of the incident.

 

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Whites think they own our national road they even jealous of yellow someday ppl will kill each other on the road in cpt bcoz of yellow line yes ppl r allowed to drive there but its up to authorities to deal with that issue not white ppl who r allows trying to block taxis

Eish kurough phandle

Leave the woman alone

Dankie Sisters... The sisters are doing it for themselves.

They should have sprayed him in the mouth and backside down under. They drive as if it's their mother's road.

I just can’t with this country

Lol! 😅😅 But good of the sister to jump in.

Lol ❤

Eish PDP will b a problem

WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! 👍

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