{"id":157983,"date":"2023-11-10T11:33:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T02:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=157983&lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:33:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T02:33:13","slug":"taxi-leader-cautions-against-hasty-ride-sharing-introduction","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/taxi-leader-cautions-against-hasty-ride-sharing-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi Leader Cautions Against Hasty Ride-Sharing Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concerns for passenger safety were at the forefront of Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo’s president, Mr. Tanaka’s, commentary as he addressed the government’s ongoing discussions about the potential introduction of ride-sharing services. He emphasized the necessity of a careful approach that prioritizes the well-being of users. The proposed system would allow non-professional drivers to transport passengers for a fee, a move seen as a remedy to the current taxi shortage.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a press conference on the 9th, President Tanaka conveyed his apprehension about hastily implementing such services without a solid foundation of safety and security. He cautioned that a trial-and-error approach could lead to preventable incidents affecting passengers. His advocacy for rigorous safety considerations was coupled with a call to ease regulatory barriers, paving the way for new players to enter the market. <\/span>Source: <\/b>KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Concerns for passenger safety were at the forefront of Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo’s president, Mr. Tanaka’s, commentary as he addressed the government’s ongoing discussions about the potential introduction of ride-sharing services. He emphasized the necessity of a careful approach that prioritizes the well-being of users. The proposed system would allow non-professional drivers to transport passengers for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":157985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-157983","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/157983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}