マスク拒否なら乗車お断り　都内タクシー業者に認可―国交省

　国土交通省は４日、マスク着用を拒否する客のタクシー利用を運転手が断れるようにする運送約款の変更を東京都内の１０事業者に認可した。マスクをせずに車内で大声で話す客がいるなどとして、新型コロナウイルス感染対策のため、各事業者が約款変更を申請していた。
　通常の運送約款では、乗車拒否できるのは暴れたり、危険物を持ち込んだりした場合などに限られる。マスクを理由にした乗車拒否を認可するのは初めて。
　病気などの正当な理由がないのにマスク着用の要請に応じない場合は乗車を断れる。理由の聞き取りなどが条件となっており、マスク未着用者を一律に乗車拒否することはできない。（2020/11/04-16:14）

Japan's transport ministry permitted 10 taxi operators in Tokyo on Wednesday to revise their terms of services so that their drivers can reject passengers refusing to wear face masks.
   It is the first time that the ministry has given taxi operators approval for rejecting customers without masks. Taxi operators' terms of services normally allow their drivers to only reject passengers who act violently inside or bring hazardous items into the vehicles.
   The 10 operators had filed for the change in their terms of services to protect their drivers from the novel coronavirus, after some passengers spoke loudly without wearing face masks inside taxis although the virus crisis continues in the country.
   Following the change, taxi drivers will be able to refuse passengers who do not follow their requests for wearing face masks without good reasons, such as illness.
   They are required to ask the reasons and cannot reject passengers who do not wear masks across the board.