Taiyuan Public Transport Group responds to "Blind person with guide dog refused to ride": Hold valid certificate to ride
China News Network Taiyuan, April 27 (Gao Ruifeng) Recently, a video of "Taiyuan, Shanxi, a blind man with a guide dog was refused to take a bus" was widely distributed on the Internet. On April 27, Taiyuan Bus Group Company (hereinafter referred to as "Taiyuan Bus") held a press conference to respond to this matter. Zhang Qinghe, director of the company's transportation management department, said that people with visual impairments can bring guide dogs with valid documents. And will increase the training of drivers.
In the online video, a woman wears a white goggles and leads a guide dog on a bus. After getting on the bus, the bus driver asked him to get off the bus and said, "According to the regulations, pets are not allowed on the bus. What if the dog bites?" The female said that the guide dog is not trained to bite. The bus driver still refused his ride. Some passengers accused, "Don't let you sit, you have to sit" "Don't delay everyone's time."
According to the relevant provisions of Article 32 of the “Regulations on Urban Public Passenger Transportation in Shanxi Province”, which officially came into effect on October 1, 2015: Animals are prohibited from traveling with the exception of guide dogs. Zhang Qinghe said that Taiyuan Public Transport had made provisions for people with visual impairments to hold valid documents, guide dogs can ride the car, and apologize to the special needs people and video parties.
For netizens questioning whether the bus driver in the video received relevant training and bad attitude, Zhang Qinghe said that he will increase the propaganda, education and training of the driver, and do a good job when the visually impaired or special passengers take the bus. Corresponding service.
It is understood that visually impaired persons carrying guide dogs on the bus only need to check the disabled person's certificate and the guide dog's work permit. Zhang Qinghe suggested that people with special needs try to avoid going out during the epidemic, wear masks when travelling, hold valid certificates, and equip guide dogs with guide saddles to take the bus to ensure the safety of themselves and their passengers.
Guide dogs are rigorously trained dogs. After training, they can provide help services for the visually impaired. The newly revised "Taiyuan City Dog Breeding Management Regulations", which came into effect on November 1, 2019, has been called "the strictest dog keeping order in history" by netizens, and it is forbidden to keep more than 30 breeds of Lire dogs in key management areas. And large dogs, except guide dogs and assistance dogs. (Finish)