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Shanghai residents urged the city to investigate the dangers of television screens in taxis after two passengers were injured in an car accident on Tuesday.
A taxi carrying two passengers lost control and crashed into a railing, Chinese media reported. A female passenger onboard was seriously injured. She was rushed to hospital for surgery and could lose her sight, according to a report on sina.com.
The young woman, who was not wearing a seat belt, probably struck the TV screen installed behind the front passenger seat.
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According to her boyfriend, she received severe injuries to her eyes and couldn't open them after surgery on Thursday. It's not clear whether she would regain all her sight, he said on Weibo.
Many cities in mainland China, as well as Hong Kong, have introduced interactive LCD screens into taxis in the last few years. Many of these are installed on the back of front passenger seats at eye level. They broadcast programmes and commercials to passengers in the rear row.
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At the end of last year, nearly 50,000 such devices were being used - allowing advertisements to reach up to 68 million passengers a month, according to media reports.
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