A taxi driver should not do anything that could be interpreted as not being in complete control of the vehicle.
1) Activities While Driving
With regard to other activities like eating, drinking, changing the radio or shouting passengers; there’s no specific indication in the National Road Traffic Act that expressly prohibits a taxi driver from performing these actions. However, according to Regulation 308, cited below, a driver may not occupy a position in a vehicle where he doesn’t have complete control of the vehicle. For example, a driver counting money in the traffic means he does not have his hands on the steering neither does he have an unobstructed view of the road. These are tantamount to distractions and can lead to dangerous consequences. Thus, even though the Act is silent on these particular actions, it is advisable that a taxi driver does not do anything that could be interpreted as not being in complete control of the vehicle. Please read Regulation 308 below which relates to the general duties of a driver / passenger on a public road:
1) No person driving or having a taxi on a public road shall—
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