Local governments across the country are striving to increase the convenience of people with disabilities and senior citizens and to ensure the right to move.
Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, has set up rapid chargers for people with disabilities in Korea.
The project was carried out to support the social activities of the severely disabled and the elderly who use electric wheelchairs or electric scooters, and a total budget of 42 million won was invested. The fast charger can effectively charge an electric wheelchair or electric scooter battery in about 1 hour.
The rapid chargers are located in the Pohang KTX station, which has a large floating population, Pohang Passenger Ship Terminal, Pohang City Hall and Nam-gu Office Buk-gu Office, Hyogok-dong Administrative Welfare Center, Pohang General Welfare Center for the Disabled, and North Korean Welfare Center for the Disabled.
Pohang City Senior Welfare and Welfare Division stressed, "We will make full efforts to follow-up management so that there are no inconveniences for people with disabilities and senior citizens through this project, and we will try to improve the quality of life of disabled people by activating social participation."
Gurye-gun is distributing traffic safety vests to prevent seniors from driving at night.
In March, with the Gurye Police Station, Gwangju Police provided a luminous sticker for attaching agricultural machinery to farmers. have.
Traffic safety vests will support 1,550 items prepared for seniors who need electric scooters and adults who do not need electric scooters.
Icheon City is piloting six low-floor buses on the Cheonggang University operating route at the Icheon Terminal to promote the convenience of public transportation.
Low-floor buses have a lower footstep than regular buses, making it easy for passengers, the elderly, and children to ride, and they are designed to ride in two wheelchairs. It was difficult to introduce a city with a lot of speed bumps due to structural problems such as low body and a long radius of curvature.
A city official said, "The low-floor bus price, which is convenient for the transportation vulnerable, is about 170 million won per vehicle, which is more expensive than general buses, but will be gradually introduced when the road conditions are improved."
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