Why Japanese taxis have automatic doors? / How the automatic doors work?

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Today, I’m going to tell you about taxis in Japan. If you’ve ever ridden in a Japanese taxi, you’ve probably been amazed by the automatic doors, right? In most Japanese taxis, the driver presses a button and the door opens and closes automatically. This is a very convenient and comfortable service, but it wasn’t always like this.  Table of contents 00:00 Introduction 00:20 The history of automatic doors 01:20 How the automatic doors work?  #japan #taxi #tourism #travel #automotive #mechanic #japaneseculture #trivia #car #toyota #nissan

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00:00Today, I'm going to tell you about taxis in Japan.

00:03If you've ever ridden in a Japanese taxi, you've probably been amazed by the automatic doors, right?

00:09In most Japanese taxis, the driver spreads a button, and the door opens and closes automatically.

00:15This is a very convenient and comfortable service.

00:18But it wasn't always like this.

00:20The automatic doors in Japanese taxis began to spread around the time of the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

00:26Before that, there were often fights between drivers who thought it was a customer's job to open the door,

00:33and the customers who thought it was natural to have the doors open for them.

00:37Customers were annoyed if they didn't get the door open for them,

00:41and drivers were educated because they found it bothersome to open the door.

00:45So, they decided to install automatic doors.

00:49The automatic doors were good for both the drivers and the customer.

00:52The driver no longer had to bother opening the door, and the customer was satisfied to have the door opened for them.

00:59Plus, the automatic doors were handy on rainy days or when there was a lot of luggage.

01:06The automatic doors in Japanese taxis are popular with foreigners as a part of Japanese culture and service.

01:12If you come to Japan, I definitely want you to ride in a taxi.

01:15You might be able to experience the three of the automatic doors.

01:19But do you know how the automatic doors work?

01:22Actually, there are three types of automatic doors in taxi.

01:26Each has its own characteristics and the way the driver operates them is different.

01:30I'll explain in detail.

01:33First, the first automatic doors introduced in Japan was the Batum Tide.

01:38This is a mechanism that uses the negative pressure of the engine to open and cross the door.

01:43The driver only has to operate the lever at hand, and the door opens and crosses.

01:49This works even without electricity because it uses the power of the engine.

01:54But be careful, it doesn't work when the engine is off.

01:58Next, the most commonly used automatic doors, even now, is the manual type.

02:03This is a mechanism that uses the principle of the lever to open and cross the door.

02:07The driver opens and crosses the door by moving the lever in the driver's seat.

02:13This works at any time because it doesn't use electricity or an engine.

02:18But the operation is difficult, and on windy or rainy days, the door may close if you don't hold it tightly.

02:25That's why drivers practice many times in training.

02:27Finally, the automatic door that has been increasing recently is the electric type.

02:34This is a mechanism where the door opens and crosses with the push-over button.

02:38The driver only has to press a button in the driver's seat, and the door opens and crosses.

02:43This is the easiest automatic door to operate.

02:46And recently, exciting automatic doors have also appeared.

02:50From now on, the electric type might become the mainstream.

02:53How was it?

02:54Did you learn a little about the mechanism of the taxi's automatic door?

02:58The automatic door of a taxi is filled with the spirit of Japanese hospitality.

03:02The desire to entertain a foreign guest is connected to the current taxi.

03:07Well, that's it for today.

03:08See you later.

03:09Bye-bye.

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