South Korean taxi drivers win right to watch TV in cabs, for now

Courtesy Engadget  Tue, 11/03/2009 - 15:44

You know, we've made plenty of jokes about the DMB mobile TV functionality found in seemingly every GPS unit released in South Korea, but it looks like taxi drivers in the country take their distractions seriously -- serious enough to go to court.

That issue apparently came to a head recently when one cab driver challenged a $500 fine he received for watching TV while on the job, which had apparently become a relatively common means to...


 

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