Can I call the police if I am insulted by an online ride-hailing driver?

Legal analysis: Yes. Anyone who openly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are more serious, he shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than 10 days, and may be fined not more than 500 yuan. If the crime of insult is constituted, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance, or deprivation of political rights. However, it should be noted that general insults infringe on the other party's right of reputation and constitute civil tort liability.

Legal basis: Article 42 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be detained for not more than 5 days or fined not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are more serious, , be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan: (1) Those who write threatening letters or use other methods to threaten the personal safety of others; (2) Those who openly insult others or fabricate facts to slander others; (3) Fabricating facts and making false accusations to frame others in an attempt to subject others to criminal prosecution or public security penalties; (4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives; (5) Repeatedly sending obscene, insulting, intimidating messages or other information that interferes with the normal life of others; (6) Peeping, filming, eavesdropping, or spreading other people's privacy.