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With the advent of an aging society, the construction of facilities suitable for the elderly in public places has attracted more and more attention from the public. Recently, some citizens told reporters that their 103-year-old father has no ability to take care of himself and usually relies on a wheelchair to travel. However, due to the lack of barrier-free taxis, the elderly can only take ordinary taxis when they go out to see a doctor, which is very inconvenient. Citizens are worried, where are barrier-free taxis?
Citizens: Wheelchair accessible taxis are not available
Ms. Wu, a citizen, recently told "Ask Beijing" (Beijing News Broadcasting News Hotline 65159063) that her elderly are 103 years old, have no ability to move independently, and can only rely on wheelchairs to travel every day. Since there is no barrier-free taxi, Ms. Wu can only take an ordinary taxi when taking the elderly out to see a doctor, which makes Ms. Wu sad.
Ms. Wu: Our old man went to see a doctor, the whole family held it up, alas, it almost fell, it was difficult to get into the taxi, so there was no way to take him out to see a doctor, it was very difficult, very worried.
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Barrier-free models The elderly and the disabled are just needed
The reporter inquired and learned that the body of the barrier-free taxi is larger than that of the general taxi, and the rear space is equipped with wheelchair lifting equipment, and the physically and mentally disabled people do not need to leave the wheelchair, they can go straight up and down. Ms. Wu hopes that the city can be equipped with some barrier-free taxis, so that the elderly, the disabled and other groups can travel more conveniently.
Ms. Wu: I will say can you appeal to it, because there are still a lot of elderly people, we are all over 70 years old, and then there are only children, (taking care of the elderly) there is a certain degree of difficulty, and I am talking about considering this problem, it is not a family affair, it is a relatively common phenomenon.
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Taxi Dispatch Center: There are no barrier-free taxis
The reporter first called the city's taxi dispatch center to understand the situation, and the staff confirmed that there were no barrier-free taxis in the city's cruise taxis.
Beijing Taxi Dispatch Center: There is definitely no such thing as this car.
Reporter: So will we buy that kind of car again?
Beijing Taxi Dispatch Center: No one informed us.
Taxi Company: There was before and after the Olympics, and now it's gone
Beijing Yinjian Taxi Company staff also said that there were barrier-free taxi operations before and after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but now there are no more.
Beijing Yinjian Taxi Company: There was the earliest Olympic Games, and now there is no longer.
Ride-hailing platform: There are barrier-free models that require reservation
The reporter then called the online ride-hailing platform - Shouqi Ride-hailing and Didi Chuxing, and the staff said that in Beijing, barrier-free taxis can be booked, but they can only be booked through APP or WeChat Mini Program, and the price is higher than that of ordinary cars. Shouqi ride-hailing customer service:
Shouqi car:You will directly open our shouqi car, and then place an order, there is a barrier-free model. It is impossible to call by phone, and then the cost may be a little higher than this (chauffeur-drive ratio).
Didi Chuxing customer service:
Didi Chuxing: At present, there are only barrier-free cars in Beijing, just behind the car, there are three points, and clicking in is (reservation) barrier-free.
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Only Shouqi Taxi is equipped with accessible taxis
So, can a regular cruise taxi once again be equipped with an accessible model? The reporter called the office service telephone of the transportation and political department of the Municipal Transportation Commission, and the staff said:
Municipal Transportation Commission Transportation Department: Taxis should be in districts and counties, and we are (managed) online ride-hailing.
The reporter also contacted the Public Transport Section of the Chaoyang District Transportation Management Branch, which is responsible for taxi-related business in the district, and the staff said that at present, only Shouqi Taxi is equipped with a licensed barrier-free taxi:
Chaoyang District Transportation Management Sub-bureau Bus Section: Now there is only Shouqi Taxi, it has a number of compliant, regular special accessible models, should be a special fleet, and cruise taxis, with business licenses.
District Transportation Sub-Bureau: Will reflect the suggestions of the public
The staff member also said that he would reflect to the higher authorities the suggestion that Ms. Wu, a citizen, wanted to increase barrier-free taxis.
Chaoyang District Transportation Management Sub-bureau Bus Section: I will definitely bring this advice to you when the time comes.
"Ask Beijing" has paid attention to the arrival of an aging society many times before, and the construction of facilities suitable for the elderly in public places is becoming more and more urgent. The convenience of travel for the elderly is also an important aspect of the construction of an age-friendly city, and "Ask Beijing" will continue to pay attention to this.
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