It turns out that the country has allowed 19 taxi operators in the Kansai region to change the rules that allow drivers to refuse to ride if a taxi user refuses to wear a mask for no reason.
Last month, the government granted a similar license to taxi operators in Tokyo, saying, "I would like to ask for your understanding in order to maintain safe and secure public transportation," as the effects of the new coronavirus continue.
Twenty taxi companies and about 1,300 private taxi operators in two prefectures and four prefectures in the Kansai region were rejected for no reason when drivers asked users to wear masks as the effects of the new coronavirus continued. If so, we are applying to change the rules so that we can refuse the ride.
The Kinki District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that it would be a measure to prevent infection not only for drivers but also for the next passengers, and of these, 19 operators in Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto were conditionally denied boarding on the 4th. I admitted.
Last month, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved similar rule changes for businesses in Tokyo, but this is the first time in Kansai, and we will issue approval for other businesses as soon as the examination is completed.
The Kinki District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that the Kinki District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that there were many customers who were drunk and talked loudly without wearing masks and that they were uneasy. I would like to ask for your understanding in order to maintain transportation. "