Drivers Must Come Clean
16/8/2007 11:36
Shanghai Daily news
Only drivers with experience and a clean driving record will be assigned to
the upcoming Special Olympics in early October, Shanghai's transport authority
said yesterday. The Urban Management Bureau said it would only employ drivers
with five years or more experience and a clean driving record for the past three
years. During the games, it will use more than 1,000 vehicles including 350
buses, 600 cars and 70 vans for the games. Three big bus service operators in
Shanghai, Dazhong, Jinjiang and Bashi companies, will be the designated vehicle
service providers of the event, said bureau officials. The bureau is also
organizing 50 specially fitted minibuses and 90 refitted taxis for disabled
athletes. The transit bus, taxi, Metro and long-distance bus service
authorities have been asked by the bureau to give priority to helping transport
the athletes. About five percent of the local 40,000-plus taxis will also
help during the Special Olympics. More than 10,000 athletes with disabilities
from 160 countries and regions are coming for the games which will be staged in
30 sporting venues throughout the city. "We are facing big challenges to
ensure that traffic will flow smoothly throughout the games as they are being
staged at the same time as the FIFA Women's World Cup and the dates include the
weeklong National Day holiday," said Xu Yiming, the marketing department
director of Dazhong.
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