SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corp. said Monday the creation of the ‘Ttaereungyi Metaworld’, a virtual safety education and promotion platform for Seoul’s public bicycle brand. It can be accessed by signing up on the Roblox app or Ttaereungyi’s official website. The virtual safety education platform was set up [...]
POHANG, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO has banned bicycle riding following an earlier prohibition of motorbike riding, after a number of workers died in motorbike and bicycle accidents occurring within the premises of its steel mills. It prohibited the operation of bicycles within the premises starting from Monday after banning [...]
SEJONG, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Elementary school students are taking up the challenge to acquire driver’s licenses to ride bicycles more safely. A total of 49 students from Saetteum Elementary School in the central administrative city of Sejong began taking ‘bicycle license tests’ at school last week. For student safety, the school began to [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it is pushing to lower the speed limit for cars on bicycle-first roads in urban areas to 20 kilometer per hour. The city government plans to introduce a ‘designated low-speed lane system’ to ensure the safety of citizens riding bicycles and personal [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Riding a bicycle is no longer a pipe dream for those with physical disabilities. A research team spearheaded by Prof. Shin Dong-jun from Chung-Ang University announced Monday that it had developed ImProB, a robot bicycle that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to measure the muscular status of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Ttareungi, public bicycles managed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, have been used 30 million times 4 years after the service was launched. There are currently 1.6 million Ttareungi members, which is 1 in 6 Seoulites. Roughly hald of the average bicycle usage each day is concentrated on rush hour [...]
ANSAN, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The “bicycle-to-work allowance” implemented by Ansan Urban Corporation, operating under the Ansan city government in Gyeonggi Province, is receiving positive responses from employees. Since June, the cooperation has implemented the system for employees with a commute of more than 2km among some 800 employees. If an employee applies for [...]
CHUNCHEON, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Chuncheon in Gangwon Province has been making progress by fixing bicycles left unattended in public places and providing them as a means of transportation for young people. The city has been working on a project to donate its neglected bicycles since 2013. The project involves collecting bicycles left unattended [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that there are roughly 10 bicycle accidents in Seoul every day. Last year, there were 30 deaths resulting from bicycle accidents, a 25 percent increase from the year before. According to data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government released by lawmaker Min Kyung-wook of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A long stretch of roadway stretching from Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square and passing through Namsan Tunnel 3 to Banpo Hangang Park will be closed to traffic on September 30, the last Sunday of the month. In lieu of motor vehicles, the road will be open to pedestrians and cyclists. The [...]