SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul will initiate a trial of a new traffic signal system designed to prioritize the passage of emergency vehicles, with the aim of securing the ‘golden time’ for emergency patients. This initiative is aimed at institutionalizing a traffic system that gives priority to emergency vehicles, recognizing the limitations of the [...]
DAEGU, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday it will install new traffic lights that are designed to support vulnerable groups and prevent jaywalking by showing the remaining time in a red light’s cycle. This new traffic lights add to the system that displays the remaining time for the green [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will provide real-time information on the status and time of traffic lights at major downtown crossroads for free through a public portal starting from Wednesday. Any citizen can check this information for 788 major crossroads within the city on a real-time basis [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of crosswalk traffic signals are finding their way onto the ground in Seoul as a way to enhance the safety of pedestrians glued to their smartphones, according to the city’s ward offices Tuesday. Nearly 1,200 in-ground crosswalk traffic signal systems were in operation across the city’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — There is a newly coined word, ‘smombie’, a compound of ‘smartphone’ and ‘zombie’, referring to those who walk slowly without attention to their surroundings because they are absorbed in their smartphones. In order to prevent traffic accidents involving smombies, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced new crosswalks and traffic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 1 in 10 drivers stop and give way to pedestrians trying to cross a crosswalk without traffic lights, a recent report revealed. The results were based on a survey conducted by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) on the safety of pedestrians on four-lane roads in Cheongju and [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed yesterday that it is cooperating with the Road Traffic Authority to install traffic lights on the ground to help “smombies” avoid traffic accidents. “Smombie” is a new phrase that combines “smartphone” and “zombie,” coined to denote people who use their smartphones while walking. The [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Local police forces in Seoul will lengthen green lights in the city amid a worrying number of pedestrian accidents. In the wake of new data showing pedestrians face a higher risk of death than drivers, police authorities have announced plans to make green lights longer while extending the time between [...]