Annual Report 2014 President, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to establish provisions on selection/appointment procedures of the commissioners in their internal regulations, reflecting contents of the Guideline, as well as to carry out selection/appointment procedures pursuant to the Guideline on September 22, 2014. Each nominating body replied to work on implementing the recommendation. F. Policy Recommendation on the Improvement of Inside Safety Devices of Special Means of Transportation In response to complaints about accidents regarding call taxies for persons with disabilities (hereafter special means of transportation) in operation across the country, such as a wheelchair having turned over in transit due to the lack of a seat belt for the passenger or wheelchair stabilizing device, resulting in a passenger hitting his/her head on the car body or hurting his/her back from a sudden turn or stop, the Commission reviewed the relevant legal provisions. The Commission found that since the introduction of special means of transportation by the enforcement of the Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons on January 28, 2006, safety incidents including a wheelchair user being turned over in his/her wheelchair causing injury due to a slipped or loosened wheelchair locking device in transit, or cases of a wheelchair user hitting his/her body on a car frame during a sudden turn or stop, though he/she was wearing a seat belt, have been consistently reported every year. Therefore, the Commission, on October 21, 2014, presented the following recommendations to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: i) to establish detailed requirements regarding the structure, material, and safety level of inside safety devices (e.g. wheelchair locks and seat belts specially designed for wheelchair 34 ▪▪▪ Part II. Major Activities of the Commission

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