The blind person is forced to request full ticket purchases and sued the bus company for an apology

Meng Haibin, a blind man, took a city bus in Zhumadian and was forced by the driver to purchase the full ticket. He reported to the Zhumadian Public Transportation Co., Ltd. ("the bus company") that "The state has set blind people on the bus for free." It has no effect. He sued the bus company for the violation of the general right of personality. He requested the bus company to apologize in writing and return it. Dollar ticket. Yesterday, the Xiangcheng District People's Court of Zhumadian City had accepted the case materials.

Blind people are not free by bus

Zhumadian

Meng Haibin, 23, a blind man, is a masseur at the blind massage center in Queshan County.

On March 22nd, Meng Haibin went to work in Zhumadian City. At around 2:30 in the afternoon, he boarded bus 6 with his blind friend Li Jinsheng (all blind). “After getting on the bus, I took out the “Disabled Person's Permit” and asked the bus driver to take the bus for free. The driver did not respond. He said that this treatment would not work at Zhumadian.” Meng Haibin said that because the bus driver was resolute, he had no choice but to purchase a full ticket.

“This is not the first time,” said Meng Haibin. “I can get free bus rides in other cities, but I have never enjoyed free transportation in the local bus traffic. Sometimes the driver’s attitude is still very bad.” The company did not have this provision, and the “PD Handbook” did not work,” said Meng Haibin.

In order to find out whether it is the driver's personal behavior that the blind person is not allowed to drive for free, or whether the bus company “has no provision”, Meng Haibin and Li Jinsheng have inquired and found Zhumadian bus company. “We went to the bus company to reflect this issue. The people in the bus company said that they knew this rule, but it cannot be implemented now.”

Angered the court for rights protection

Blind guy

Regarding the bus company's waiver of the blind person’s bus ride, Mr. Hai’s decision was no longer silent after he remained silent for more than a month. Li Jinsheng, a blind man, encouraged him to hire lawyers and sued public transport companies. He used the "Disabled Persons Protection Law" to protect the rights of disabled people."

Li Jinsheng, a 44-year-old blind person, is the "first person in the blind who took the exam himself in Henan Province," and is also a well-known person in the letter of the China Disabled Persons Federation who urged the reform of blind medical massage examinations. This newspaper has reported on it many times. He told this reporter: “The law clearly stipulates that blind people are free to use public transport in the city, and it is illegal if the bus company does not perform it! A ticket of RMB 1 is a trivial matter and infringement of the legitimate rights and interests of people with disabilities is a major event!”

In the past few days, with the assistance of screen readers, Meng Haibin has frequently browsed and researched the “Law on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities” on the Internet, and is full of confidence in safeguarding his rights. "The bus company has to act in accordance with the law. I requested the bus company to return my RMB 1 ticket and apologize to me for writing." Meng Haibin said.

On the morning of May 21st, Meng Haibin submitted complaints to the People's Court of Weicheng District, Zhumadian City, and the recording of conversations with the staff of the bus company. The evidence of the driver who was blind to the bus fare was recorded. The court had already received the case materials.

Court

As long as you are in court, you can win lawsuits

“In the city of Zhumadian, it is an indisputable fact for the blind to buy tickets through the bus.” On the 21st and the evening, the reporter dialed the phone number of the city’s blind man Yu Huishui. He said: “In the past two years, there have been thousands of bus rides in urban areas. It's time to save money."

“If you don’t pay for it, the driver’s words will kill you.” The blind Li Jinsheng said, “On a day in May 2009, I was arguing on the bus in a bus. The bus driver said: 'It's not easy to be a blind man. If you don’t want to save money, don’t forget it. Then the mother-in-law was only sending orders for food.'I was so angry that I didn't eat for a day. Since then, every time I took the bus, I took the initiative to save money, and I didn't want to suffer any more."

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter dialed the on-duty phone call of the city’s bus company. The on-duty personnel said: This incident has caused the bus company to attach great importance to it. “The special report will be given to the municipal government. It is not our original intention to let the blind person pay the fare. But how does the blind person take the bus free of charge? The municipal government should give clear answers and policies."

Yesterday evening, the reporter dialed the phone in the Licheng District Court. A person in charge of the court said: The court paid great attention to this case and was studying whether to accept it and how to accept it. Next week, the plaintiff Meng Haibin, the blind person, will give a clear reply.

The reporter’s inquiry asked that the lawsuit would have a flawed result. A person in charge of the court affirmed that: as long as the lawsuit is accepted and the trial is held, the plaintiff must win without doubt. “Because facts and legal principles are very clear.”

Legal links

Article 50 of the "People's Republic of China Disabled Persons Protection Law":

People's governments at or above the county level shall provide convenience and preferential treatment to disabled persons on public transport. Handicapped people can carry free essential aids free of charge.

Blind people have free passes on public buses such as city buses, trams, subways and ferries with valid certificates.

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