{"id":49581,"date":"2021-02-09T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=49581"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T15:08:29","slug":"no-evidence-plastic-screens-make-taxis-safer-says-cardiff-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/09\/no-evidence-plastic-screens-make-taxis-safer-says-cardiff-council\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No evidence\u2019 plastic screens make taxis safer, says Cardiff council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Screens optional in city despite male taxi drivers being more likely to die with coronavirus than male nurses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF taxi drivers are not required to install protective screens because there is \u201cno evidence\u201d this reduces coronavirus transmission, according to council documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Debate over screens has resurfaced after the Welsh Government announced taxi drivers can now claim free PPE packs worth \u00a373.50, including cleaning supplies for six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite Union regional officer Alan McCarthy says while this is a positive step, local authorities\u2019 approaches to protective screens need to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear from [government] guidance that a physical barrier coupled with both parties wearing face coverings is far more effective than just face coverings alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBus drivers have that screen, that booth, and even then, the closest passenger is going to be six to eight feet away. Taxi drivers don\u2019t have that luxury.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent data shows that taxi drivers are among workers most at risk of dying with coronavirus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--770x487.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--293x185.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males-.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--770x487.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males--293x185.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1vbRk-top-10-occupations-with-the-highest-rates-of-death-involving-covid-19-males-.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/11\/24\/taxi-protest-outside-welsh-government-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protests last year<\/a>, Cardiff taxi driver Tariq Majid said: \u201cMy wife is an MS sufferer so I have to be very careful with keeping my social distance and taking all the precautions that I should do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve asked the council to come forward and give us grants for screens to be fitted, which is not just for our safety, it\u2019s also for the safety of the passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere is no evidence available that demonstrates that partitions in taxis or private hire vehicles reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 infection&#8230;\u201d<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.gov.uk\/ENG\/Business\/Licences-and-permits\/taxi-drivers\/how-to-apply\/Documents\/Taxi%20and%20Private%20Hire%20Vehicle%20Licence%20Holders%20-%20Covid-19%20Guidance%20and%20Policy.pdfhttps:\/\/www.cardiff.gov.uk\/ENG\/Business\/Licences-and-permits\/taxi-drivers\/how-to-apply\/Documents\/Taxi%20and%20Private%20Hire%20Vehicle%20Licence%20Holders%20-%20Covid-19%20Guidance%20and%20Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cardiff Council,<em> Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licence Holders Covid-19 Guidance and Policy<\/em>,<em> 15 July 2020<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council has argued that hard plastic screens could injure passengers in the event of a crash or interfere with airbags being deployed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mr McCarthy insists these risks have been investigated and eliminated. Soft inflatable screens were approved for use by Transport for London in September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnley Council announced last week that it would be funding the installation of screens in all private hire vehicles licenced by it. Mr McCarthy hopes other councils will soon follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clear from the guidance all the way through, that a physical barrier provides more effective level of protection. It&#39;s bewildering that some local authorities did, &amp; still do prohibit the fitting of screens, let alone provide assistance to have them fitted<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFSlehSnbo\">https:\/\/t.co\/kFSlehSnbo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alan McCarthy &#8211; Join a Union (@AlanMcC4rthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanMcC4rthy\/status\/1358408373264408584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Cardiff council said: \u201cThe council is working with the taxi and private hire trade to ensure that screens are safe and do not compromise the complex safety systems found in modern vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A number of installations have been brought to our attention and the licensing department is working with these companies to help ensure driver and passenger safety.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF taxi drivers are not required to install protective screens because there is \u201cno evidence\u201d this reduces coronavirus transmission, according to council documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":542,"featured_media":49614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3],"tags":[1291,52,266,637,1219,3529],"coauthors":[6738],"class_list":["post-49581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-news","tag-cardiff-2","tag-cardiff-council","tag-coronavirus","tag-nurses","tag-social-distancing","tag-taxi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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