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‘I’m Gonna Wear’: Furious Passenger Clashes With Cab Driver Over Seatbelt; He Fires Back In Fluent English | Video
‘I’m Gonna Wear’: Furious Passenger Clashes With Cab Driver Over Seatbelt; He Fires Back In Fluent English | Video
A video has surfaced online that shows an argument between a cab driver and a woman passenger. The driver is seen politely asking the woman to put on her seatbelt, but instead, she is seen arguing with him.
News18 couldn't confirm the authenticity of the cli,p but it has been widely shared online. Many viewers felt the interaction went far beyond a disagreement and raised questions about respect, language and how service workers are treated.
Caught On Cam: Woman Argues With Cab Driver Over Seatbelt
The video begins with two women entering a cab. One of them sits on the front passenger seat. As per standard procedure, the driver asks for the OTP to begin the ride. The woman in the front seat initially gives an incorrect OTP, after which her companion provides the correct one.
Soon after, the driver politely asks the front-seat passenger to wear her seatbelt. She responds, “Haan chaliye (Yes, please start)." The driver explains that she needs to wear the seatbelt as the traffic police could issue a challan.
The woman says, “Dalenge bhaiya. Pehen rahi hu, chaliye (I will put it on. Please go ahead)." The driver refuses and calmly says he cannot move the vehicle until she wears the seatbelt. He also pointed out that a police officer is nearby.
Instead of complying, the woman begins arguing. Despite repeated requests from the driver to wear the belt, she accuses him of showing off and says, “You don't have to show off that you know English." She then turns to her companion and asks her to “report that immediately."
She further claims that she did not like the driver's expression, saying, “Even the smirk we didn't like. The way you smirked when I gave the wrong OTP. Now you're shivering."
When the driver asks why she thinks he is shivering, she responds, “I don't know why you are shivering?"
“Maybe I have BP issues. I am like that," he explains.
The situation escalates when the woman turns to her companion again and says, “See what is this f***ing nonsense? Is he f***ing mad?"
The driver maintains that he has done nothing wrong. The woman then says, “He felt what I don't know. He felt he's a superstar or God knows what. You're a cab driver for us, you're gonna drive."
At this point, the driver tells her she is free to cancel the ride if she wishes, saying, “I'm not doing anything smart. You please cancel the ride if you want to." Shortly after, the women step out of the cab.
Watch The Clip Here
Her ego shattered the moment the cab driver spoke in English!Loser behaviour
Why Viewers Backed The Driver
The video triggered strong reactions online with many users expressing shock at the woman's behaviour and supporting the driver.
One user commented, “Is this scripted or these women really became so nasty with the driver just because he was speaking in English?"
Is this scripted or these women really became so nasty with the driver just because he was speaking in English?pic.twitter.com/lZkjN77wpG
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) January 21, 2026
Another wrote, “Lived privilege of clear rigid hierarchy shaken to the core the moment the cab driver spoke as an equal, and confidently, and in English. That's classic Indian society. The driver is 100% not at any fault at all."
Lived privilege of clear rigid hierarchy shaken to the core the moment the cab driver spoke as an equal (and confidently, and in English). That's classic Indian society. The driver is 100% not at any fault at all.pic.twitter.com/8utBVNS6mG— Sandeep Manudhane (@sandeep_PT) January 22, 2026
“Interesting how our school education instills a complex that English speakers are a superior breed while ‘vernacular' speakers are seen as inferior. A super example of lasting mental colonization," someone else pointed out.
Interesting how our school education instills a complex that English speakers are a superior breed while "vernacular" speakers (a colonial term) are inferior. Super example of lasting mental colonization. The British created 7 generations of coolies out of Indians.— shiv_cybersurg (@shiv_cybersurg) January 22, 2026
A person said, “If you want respect, then give respect. It's very simple. The dash cam is very important these days. He just asked her to wear her seatbelt, and she was like, ‘I will do it, you drive.' Stop treating them as cab drivers or your own people just because you paid for a service. Why did she even take the front seat? If his hand touched hers while changing gears, it would have given a completely different angle too."
If you want respect, then give respect. It's very simple.The dash cam is very important these days. He just asked her to wear her seatbelt, and she was like, “I will do it, you drive"
Stop treating them as cab drivers or your own people just because you paid for a service.…
— Sajal Gupta (@salRoid) January 22, 2026
A politically framed comment stated, “This is what our Prime Minister Modi ji was talking about, Macaulay mentality. They are Indian but not Bhartiya. Talking in English is treated like a Nobel-level achievement in India."
This is what our Prime minister Modi ji was talking about, Macaulay mentality. They are just Indian but they are not Bhartiya. Their soul becomes slaves of western mentality. Talking in english is like a Nobel level achievement in India. https://t.co/SSrPQOwZH5— Pankaj Padekar (@Pankajpadekar) January 22, 2026
Opposing Views Also Surface
Not everyone sided entirely with the driver. Some viewers questioned why the driver himself was not wearing a seatbelt.
A viewer commented, “Woman was rude, no doubt. But where is the cab driver's own seat belt?"
Woman was rude, no doubt.But where is cab driver's own seat belt?
— Advocate Sunil Sharma (@AngrishSunil) January 22, 2026
Another wrote, “The person himself not wearing a seatbelt."
The person himself not wearing sest belt https://t.co/33ZfF6OYUe— Alone Mussk (@actualycitizen1) January 22, 2026
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A few also suspected that the clip might not be genuine. “But why isn't he wearing a seatbelt? Looks scripted to me," one viewer said while a commenter added, “Driver without seatbelt lecturing on seatbelt."
As of now, there has been no official update or clarification regarding the incident.
Source: News18
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