Taipei Taxi.ppt

Taipei Taxi As a City Flaneur Outline General introduction Negative cases about taxi drivers Different types of operation Development Difficulties Competitiveness and Taxi’s future Taxi driver as a City Flaneur The Cabbie Director The Self identity and relationships Various types of passengers and taxi drivers Other themes– Marriage and Ending Famous social cases about Taxi: November 30th, 1996:彭婉如 1994: 全民計程車行 Types of Operation 車行 運輸合作社 個人 Development 1978- 1996 Individual and cooperative licenses were frozen by Taipei City Government Situation Taxi companies dominant Renting a license from company + security payment (deposit) + monthly payment Getting nothing back after retirement or withdraw Opposition from Chuan-Ming Taxi-Driver Solidarity (CMTS) CMTS’s active involvement in DPP political movement The fulfillment of Chen Shui-Bian’s campaign promise Liberalization of the cooperative license Situation Near-monopoly Fixed rate, fixed obligations New license under cooperative organizations– Taxi coops Situation Allowed to form cooperative-base, non-profit organizations Difficulties Negative images Strong political stance– CMTS People from lower class or less educated Involved in many social events– crimes The decrease of passengers The construction of MRT– especially 板南 新店線 The competitive pressure of city buses The government policy Traffic rules Picky police Competitiveness future 1. Explore their customers 2. Improve service quality Learning English Decorate cars Equipment 3. Cooperate with companies. Taipei City- In the Eyes of A Flaneur Route 信義區? 公館 ? 南昌路 ? 小南門 ? 中華路 ? 萬華 ? 康定路 ? 麒麟大飯店 ? 環河北路 ? 西門町 ? 萬年大樓 ? 書報攤 ?遠東百貨 ? 長安西路 ? 重慶北路的圓環 ? 寧夏夜市 ? 民生西路 ? 中山北路 The Cabbie 運轉手之戀 導演: 陳以文、張華坤 拍攝時間: 2000年 Director Information 陳以文 果醬 Jam, 1998 想死趁現在, 1999 運轉手之戀, 2000 注重影像構造和動感效果 節奏明快 Self-identity of Taxi Driver Toward the “Vocation” :