“Taxi Drivers Don’t Respect Us”: Driver Fails To Fix Taxi Door, Forcing Passengers To Hold

• A TikTok video posted on 23 August 2026 captured a minibus taxi travelling with its sliding door completely detached
• Passengers inside the taxi were seen helping to reattach the heavy metal door mid-journey while the vehicle kept moving
• South Africans online reacted with disbelief, saying the clip was proof that taxi drivers show no regard for passenger safety

A South African taxi was filmed travelling with its sliding door completely off its hinges, leaving passengers to deal with the situation themselves while it moved. TikTok user @ms_dipuo posted the clip on 23 August 2026, and it spread quickly across social media as viewers could not believe what they were seeing.

Taxi safety in the spotlight

In the footage, a man standing outside the moving taxi is seen feeding the heavy metal door frame through the open gap while commuters inside scramble to help lift and align it back into place.

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The video reignited frustration around the state of public transport in South Africa. Unroadworthy minibus taxis have long been a concern for commuters who rely on them daily, yet many of these cars continue to operate with little consequence. The clip drew strong reactions from people who said the scene was not just shocking but all too familiar.

Watch the detached taxi door moment that stopped South Africa in its tracks in the TikTok video below:

Mzansi reacts to the taxi door video

South Africans in the comments had plenty to say:

@mphokuhlemanlangu said:

"Paid in full to have a taxi door as a neck brace."

@T wrote:

"The disrespect taxi drivers put their paying customers through 🤢."

@ksikzyn questioned:

"When will it stop being a car 😭?"

@TheMobz joked:

"I'd go to a car dealership same day. 0% deposit, 240 months to pay, 99% balloon 🤣 🎈."

An unnamed commenter quipped:

"Who needs air conditioning when you have fresh air?"

@MissT summed it up:

"Taxi drivers don't respect us."

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• A viral video from Klerksdorp showing a man stopping a moving taxi to pull out a phone snatcher and retrieve his stolen cellphone left viewers divided over his decision to let the suspect go.
• Briefly News reported that a Cape Town taxi driver won hearts online after safely stopping traffic to pull a brood of ducklings across a busy street.
• A Mahindra bakkie driver in Gauteng earned widespread praise across Mzansi after blocking a taxi that attempted to drive into oncoming traffic until it moved off the road and onto the pavement.

Source: Briefly News