Great expectations for Japan taxi and unexpected claims

Posted by Md Khann on December 10th, 2019

Request for improvement of Japan taxi by Toyota from car wheelchair organization Large LPG tanks make it difficult to get in and out of wheelchairs Room for a comprehensive discussion on mobility services for wheelchair users

December 28, 2018 (Friday) 08:00
Japanese taxis are being replaced by "Japan taxis", but demands are severe
Japanese taxis are being replaced by "Japan taxis", but demands are severe pan Taxi Wheelchair SlopeJapan taxi luggage room. Large LPG tank stands outJapan taxi body structure and LPG hybrid system is not possible to access the wheelchair from the rear door Nissan NV200 taxiSienta wheelchair specification vehicle (reference image)
Toyota's “Japan Taxi (JPN TAXI)” is now changing the landscape of urban areas in Japan. In Tokyo, the dark blue body matches the cityscape.

Since its launch in 2017, Japan's taxis have been replaced by Japan taxis due to the unique shape, comfort and environment-friendly LPG hybrid. Vehicles that have received Universal Design (UD) certification from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism are friendly to travelers with large luggage, passengers in car chairs, and people with older people and children. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, with the on-pick and paralympic, picks up, is subsidizing a total of 1 million yen in combination with the national government.

Strict requirements from car chair groups
Japan Taxi Wheelchair Slope
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unexpected claim force appeared in the strong Japanese taxi that
sees all the photos
. A wheelchair organization submitted a request for improvement to a structure that was inconvenient for getting on and off. As many as 10,000 signatures were collected.

According to the group, the problem with Japan Taxi is that it takes a lot of labor and time to get on and off the car chair. Riding on the wheelchair is a sliding door on the left sidewalk side of the car. When getting on, the driver puts out a built-in slope and assembles it, and the seat arrangement is changed to secure enough space in the car. It is necessary to take safety measures such as wearing a belt, push the wheelchair to raise the slope, and rotate it 90 degrees indoors. As a result, the riding process takes about 20 minutes.

Do not put the wheelchair through the rear door
Japan taxi luggage room. Large LPG tank stands out

who sees all the photos,
has so far been educating taxi crews about the procedures for getting in a wheelchair, in cooperation with dealers and taxi companies. However, as a taxi crew chased by “working again”, the 20-minute time loss is significant. Also, getting the wheelchair passenger into the room itself is a rather painstaking task, and unfamiliar crews may refuse to ride.

It can be understood that the wheelchair people who want to enjoy the freedom of movement in this design of “Japan Taxi” feel a little disappointed.

As a wheelchair user, it would be a natural desire to get into the car by the rear door instead of having the driver push it from the side door.

There is a type that can be boarded from the rear door of Toyota's `` Sienta '' which is the base of Japan taxi, so when you think that it is the same and actually open the back door, a large LPG tank will sit down and the rear door It is impossible to get on.

A Japanese taxi that came out to the world
Most of the current taxis, except for some private taxis, are LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). LPG has better fuel efficiency compared to gasoline and diesel, and the vehicle price is lower than EV. Cost-sensitive taxi companies do not want to change this LPG method. The LPG tank is a very big substitute for car designers. The conventional taxi was inconspicuous because it was packed behind the back seat while sacrificing the trunk room, but it became a very noticeable obstacle in the structure where the trunk and the room were integrated like the UD design Japan taxi That's why.

universal certification
which sees all the photographs is
also taking "NV200" which is Nissan's one-box-based taxi, which can get in even a car chair from the back seat. However, this taxi is gasoline and LPG bi-fuel and has a large body size. It is not suitable for a "moving taxi" in an urban area that runs 350km a day, so it can be said that it is suitable for on-demand taxis. city airport taxis

Toyota's designers seemed to have launched “Japan Taxi” to the world with considerable efforts under severe cost constraints based on the demands of taxi companies and passengers. Compared to the conventional type, it is a little expensive, but it has good fuel efficiency and subsidies. A very nice car for a taxi company. The expectation when seeing this body was too large for the car user who was another user group. In other words, no one would have complained in the days when conventional taxis were the norm.

Who bears the cost of infrastructure development for mobility-constrained people
Universal design is friendly to people with limited mobility. These include car chair users, travelers with large luggage, stroller users, pregnant women, and crutch users, and elderly people. Compared to developed countries in Singapore and Scandinavia, although Japanese cities have improved considerably compared to the past, there are many road infrastructures and public transportation systems that are often desperate for mobility constrainers. After all, a door-to-door car becomes the savior.  London taxi service

National and metropolitan subsidies have been set up because the cost burden for mobility constrainers cannot be borne by manufacturers and taxis, but what can be done for mobility constrainers at a slightly higher level Is there no place to think comprehensively? There seems to be room for debate about what “city mobility should be”, including whether LPG is really good.

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