Image of a taxi going through the city (Image: Photo AC)
In Tokyo, about 47,000 taxis run day and night on a maze-like road from the city center to downtown and residential areas. [Image] Looking at the "annual income" of taxi drivers (6 photos) "Turn right" and "Left there". The driver grabs the steering wheel in response to the instructions. Here, I would like to take up the issues facing the taxi industry while introducing episodes that I have seen in the field as an active taxi driver. ※ ※ ※ There is a jargon of the drivers, ``It's bad if the center tells you about it''. What kind of place is a taxi center where even crying children are silent?
This is a taxi supervisory body established in 1969. It is a place where hand awards, street guidance, and various complaints from passengers are accepted. Tokyo, Osaka and Kanagawa are located in Minamisuna in Koto Ward. Regarding complaints, while anonymous complaints often depend on the content, we will respond to people who contact us using their real name, no matter how trivial. And once the real name is reported, a serious situation awaits the driver.
Image of a taxi going through the city (Image: Photo AC)
"It was dangerous because of the sudden braking", "I used bad language", "I pretended not to know when I tried to talk to him and didn't reply", "I didn't do trunk service"... There are some things that make me murmur unintentionally. However, even so, the next day, the driver and the operation manager will appear at the center and receive a "sermon" that may last several hours. The driver is exhausted from the long and harsh driving, and even the operation manager has to put the recorder into a USB memory and accompany the ``apology'' with a laptop in his hand. On top of that, Minamisuna in Koto Ward is far from any company. For example, a complaint that "the sudden braking was dangerous." The driver never applies the brakes suddenly for no reason, and it may happen that he has no choice but to avoid sudden danger. Complaints about "bad wording". Drivers come from many different backgrounds. I had a colleague who was from a fishing town in Tohoku. The words of my hometown that I can't get enough of may sound strange to people in Tokyo.