Suwon City Cooperates with Shared E-Scooter Companies to Prevent Accidents

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City, Suwon South Police Station, and shared e-scooter operators in the area have decided to actively cooperate to prevent e-scooter accidents.

On the 2nd, the city held a 'Personal Mobility (PM) Accident Prevention Measures Meeting' with Suwon South Police Station and five shared e-scooter operators to discuss safety management measures.

The city decided to crack down on abandoned e-scooters in high-traffic areas such as subway entrances, bus stops, and crosswalks, and recommend relocation measures to the relevant operators.

Suwon South Police Station will intensively crack down on violations of the Road Traffic Act by e-scooter riders, including drunk driving, failure to wear helmets, and riding with two or more people, focusing on areas where traffic accidents frequently occur.

Shared e-scooter operators will attach safety guideline notices on e-scooters so that riders can sufficiently understand and follow safety rules when using them. They also plan to increase management personnel to quickly move illegally parked scooters to safe locations.

Meanwhile, since August, the city has been conducting personal mobility safety education for elementary, middle, and high school students in conjunction with 'traveling bicycle safety education.' The city also produced 20,000 copies of e-scooter safety guideline promotional materials and distributed them to four district offices and schools.

The city plans to produce additional promotional materials for distribution to residents and expand safety education programs.

A city official said, "As the number of e-scooter users increases, we will thoroughly prepare for potential accidents," and added, "We will actively cooperate with local police stations and e-scooter operators to create a safe pedestrian environment."

Currently, five companies operate approximately 1,650 shared e-scooters in Suwon City.