Regarding disciplinary action against Transportation Bureau staff

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2024-03-22

Affiliation	Transportation Business Division, Transportation Bureau
Job title/Title	Ordinary driver (fiscal year appointed employee)
Gender/Age	Male, 67 years old
disposal date	Reiwa 6/3/22
Disposal details	Suspension １ month 　As for other disciplinary action, three people in management positions (section manager, deputy section manager, and section chief) were given written warnings for inappropriate guidance and supervision.
Reason for disposal	Violation of traffic laws due to dangerous driving
Summary of the case	At Reiwa ６/２/１２ (Monday) around １０:２５, a route bus with passengers was in operation when it stopped in the left turn lane at the T-junction intersection exiting from the Mister Max Ube store bus stop to National Route １９０. He overtook a regular vehicle in the right turn lane, entered the intersection when the light was red, and turned left. 　Regarding this dangerous driving, on Reiwa ６/３/１３, the employee was given an administrative penalty of １ point and a penalty of ６，０００ yen for violating the right and left turns at intersections.
Other	It has been decided that the employee in question will not be renewed for fiscal year Reiwa ６ as a fiscal year appointed employee.
Regarding employee disciplinary action Director's comment	As a member of society, I would like to express my condolences to the fact that a staff member, who is in a position to take the initiative in complying with various laws and regulations and serve as a role model for citizens as a servant of the whole company, engaged in extremely dangerous driving that threatened human life. This is outrageous for a public servant, and it damages the credibility of professional drivers who are responsible for local public transportation.In particular, it greatly damages the credibility of the Transportation Bureau, whose mission is to provide safe and secure transportation, and diminishes the expectations of citizens and bus users. It is extremely regrettable that this has resulted in a major betrayal. 　We would like to express our deepest apologies to all citizens and those who use municipal buses. 　After the incident occurred, the Transportation Bureau provided strong guidance to all staff to ensure safe and secure operation, and also worked hard to prevent recurrence and do everything possible to regain the trust of citizens and bus users. We will do our best to ensure that.
Contact information	Ube City Bus Transportation Division Phone number (0836) 31-1133