Annual Report 2014 B. Opinion on Operating and Raising the Number of Low-Floor Buses to Secure the Mobility of Persons with Disabilities Article 6 of the Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons stipulates that the Minister of Land, Transportation, and Maritime Affairs shall establish a plan to improve the transportation convenience of mobility disadvantaged persons including persons with disabilities, the elderly, and pregnant women. The 1st phase plan aimed to raise the number of low-floored buses to 9,130 across the country, but the actual number of vehicles in operation was as little as 3,899 buses (42.7% compared to the goal). A person with disability in XX city submitted a complaint to the Commission for the violation of his right to move as the solitary low-bus route was discontinued. The Commission found that the relocation of low-floor buses to other routes, in accordance with the bus route change permission, cannot be determined as direct discrimination against persons with disabilities, however, that additional measures should be taken to improve the situation as the number of low-floor buses in operation fall short of the target set by the Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons and that the Mayor of XX city is obliged to carefully allocate low-floored buses appropriately to every route in order to prevent mobility disadvantaged persons from being out of the access to low-floored buses. Therefore, on August 20, 2014, it expressed its opinion to the Mayor of XX city to raise the number of low-floored buses and take into consideration where mobility disadvantaged persons live, in comparison to where low-floored buses are currently operating, when determining bus route change plans. 44 ▪▪▪ Part II. Major Activities of the Commission