Recently, a netizen in Nanchong, Sichuan Province posted a complaint on the "Ask Politics Sichuan" platform, saying that he was asked by the driver to make up the full ticket for a month-old baby when he was riding in a vehicle traveling in Nanyun. This matter quickly attracted widespread attention from the society.
According to netizens, he took his month-old baby to the vehicle of Nanyun that day, but after getting on the bus, the driver asked him to make up the full ticket for the baby. Netizens expressed puzzlement about this, he thought that the baby could not sit in the seat independently, why did he need to buy a full ticket.
In this regard, he complained to the Nanfang County Road Transport Administration of Nanchong City.
After receiving the complaint, the Nanfang County Road Transport Administration of Nanchong City quickly conducted an investigation and gave a response.
They said that according to relevant regulations, except for passenger cars with 9 seats and below, eligible children can enjoy free rides or half-price tickets.
The customized bus taken by netizens is a 9-seater bus or a 7-seater bus, so the child needs to buy a full ticket.
For this response, netizens expressed their understanding, but at the same time raised their own confusion.
He believes that although this is indeed the case in the regulations, in practice, many drivers do not require infants to buy tickets. He believes that such regulations undoubtedly increase the cost of travel for parents.
In this regard, the Nanchong Southern County Road Transport Administration said that they will further strengthen the education and management of drivers to ensure that they strictly follow the regulations.
At the same time, they also called on parents to buy suitable tickets for their children as much as possible when traveling, so as to protect their rights and interests.
This incident has sparked a wide discussion in society. Some people believe that regulations are regulations, and since there are clear regulations, then they should be enforced. But there are also people who believe that for special situations such as babies, certain care and preferential treatment should be given.
In any case, we hope that the relevant departments can conduct in-depth research on this and formulate more reasonable and humane regulations, so that everyone can be treated fairly and justly when traveling.