Chinese courts conclude 223 passenger-driver disputes
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Chinese courts concluded 223 criminal cases concerning disputes between passengers and bus drivers, from 2016 to Oct. 31 this year, according to the Supreme People's Court Monday.

The number increased by 4.8 percent from 2016 to 2017, with drivers attacked by passengers in more than half of cases.

Nearly 30 percent of passengers involved were found to have grabbed control devices from the drivers.

Nearly 60 percent of the disputes were caused by misunderstanding over charging and the location of bus stops. Nearly 70 percent of offenders were passengers, and about 20 percent were drivers.

In addition, over 55 percent of the passengers in the cases were guilty of endangering public security, and nearly 57 percent of drivers committed intentional injury.

Passenger-driver disputes recently came under the spotlight in China after a fight between a driver and a passenger caused a bus to plunge into a river and killed more than a dozen on board.

Author： 　　　Source：xinhua　　　 Editor：Yang Fan