As a result of a national survey of shuttle buses for childcare facilities and other facilities, about 20% of facilities revealed problems such as neglecting to confirm the number of children and their names when getting on and off the bus.
A government official said, "About 90% of facilities are planning to make improvements within this fiscal year, and we want to keep a close eye on how they respond."
A national field survey was conducted through local governments from September to December last year, when a 3-year-old girl died after being left behind on a school bus in Shizuoka Prefecture. of childcare facilities and kindergartens were targeted.
According to this, 19.5% of the target facilities
▼ neglected to confirm the number and names of children when getting on and off the shuttle bus, and
▼ did not share information among staff even if there were children who were absent without contact. In
addition to this,
▼ the shuttle buses are so-called “wrapped”, making it difficult to see inside the bus from the outside, and
▼ there is a lack of training for staff to prevent accidents caused by people being
left behind. .
A government official said, ``Of the problems identified, about 90% of the facilities plan to make improvements within this fiscal year, and we want to pay close attention to how they respond.''