Gwangju City News

From the Gwangju Metropolitan City Press Release (http://gwangju.go.kr)

Gwangju City Supports Recycling Collectors with Safety Supplies

Gwangju Metropolitan City will provide cooling sleeves (“cooltosi”) and safety gloves to 471 people by the beginning of July to protect the health of recycling collectors and prevent safety accidents.

The cooling sleeves provided have a UV-blocking effect in preparation for summer heat waves, and the safety gloves have reflective tape on the back so that they can be seen at night. safety for collectors in need of support, such as those over 65 years of age or the disabled, in accordance with the Gwangju Metropolitan City Recycling Collector Support Ordinance (enacted on May 15, 2015) and ensures efficient collection of recyclables.

Since 2016, Gwangju City has been providing safety products such as luminous vests, quarantine masks, and cold-protection products to recycling collectors twice a year – once in the first half and again in the second half – with an annual budget of 20 million won.

Gwangju City Expands and Operates Children’s Safety Experience Center Program

The Children’s Safety Experience Center on the first floor of City Hall, where Gwangju Metropolitan City provides experiential safety education for children and is providing new experiences beginning as of July 5.

The program developed this time around is aimed at preventing infectious diseases with themes such as “Defeat the micro-bacteria robot!!” (for hygiene and safety education), which allows participants to properly wash their hands. Children can also learn safety rules through experiences from the driver’s perspective. There is also “Today I am the fire chief!!” (for fire safety education), which is taught together with voice recognition artificial intelligence.

The additional program provided this time is a game-type program suitable for children’s eye level using new technology developed by Maro Studio, Korea’s first children’s safety education content “IQU” producer, which is in charge of operating the Children’s Safety Experience Center and was selected for the 2021 Experience-based Convergence Content Contest by the Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency (GICON).

The Children’s Safety Experience Center, which opened in November 2015, operates a total of 13

types of experiential educational programs, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency evacuation with push-ups, rescue calls, earthquakes, and elevator experiences for children aged 5 to 13, including kindergarteners and elementary school students. By the end of June this year, a total of 70,000 children had visited this center. The experience is free; however, reservations must be made in advance on the city’s website.

Operating Hours: Weekdays and Saturdays (2nd and 4th weeks), three times a day (10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.) Reservations: https://bit.ly/3aqZWYm

Gwangju Autonomous Police Starts Campaign to Protect Pedestrians

The Gwangju Metropolitan Autonomous Police Committee will launch an intensive campaign on how to make a right turn at an intersection in line with the revised Road Traffic Act, in effect since July 12, to strengthen pedestrian rights. According to the main contents of the revised Road Traffic Act, drivers are required to stop temporarily when pedestrians are waiting to cross a crosswalk. In addition, at a crosswalk without a signal within a child protection zone, it is mandatory to unconditionally stop, regardless of whether or not pedestrians are crossing.

Through this campaign, the aim is to continuously inform drivers of the “pause in front of the crosswalk” rule through TV broadcasts by three local broadcasters and TBN traffic broadcasting radio to improve driver awareness.

The Autonomous Police Committee previously provided information on transport workers belonging to 110 passenger transport businesses, including neighborhood buses and chartered buses, in addition to the 10 city bus companies, and 76 corporate taxi companies.

Meanwhile, the police will provide guidance through warnings for one month before the new policy fully takes effect. Ten demerit points and a fine of 60,000 won will be imposed on those who break this rule.