Special Lighting at Bus Stop in Suji-gu, Yongin Catches Attention

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Special lighting designed to ensure the safety of passengers waiting for buses on dark nights as well as to secure drivers' visibility has been installed in Yongin City, drawing attention.

This lighting installed in a 'ㄷ' shape on the floor of the bus stop changes to yellow when passengers are present and white when they are absent.

According to Yongin City on the 20th, thanks to this lighting, passengers waiting for buses can safely wait with bright LED lighting, and bus drivers can easily tell from a distance that passengers are present.

The bus stop is also equipped with a voice guidance device that detects users and announces the stop's name, allowing people with disabilities and children to easily identify the bus stop.

Suji-gu, Yongin City piloted an 'accessible transportation convenience system' at the Jeongpyeong Park and Jinheung Apartment bus stops, which includes LED lighting that indicates passenger presence or absence at night and a device that announces the stop name by voice.

This system was conceived from an idea of a staff member who had been considering life-oriented services for convenient mobility of transportation-disadvantaged people.

Dio Electronics Co., Ltd., which manufactures and supplies traffic light materials to the district, also participated in the system development. The company donated products worth approximately 35 million won to the district and assisted in on-site demonstration of the system.

The Jeongpyeong Park and Jinheung Apartment bus stop is located in a child protection zone and is a major hub where 11 bus routes pass.

As 1.5 million people used this stop over the past year, the district decided to conduct a pilot project at this location.

The district plans to check operational status and monitor user satisfaction by the end of August.

In the second half of the year, the district plans to expand the system to stops frequently used by transportation-disadvantaged people or where non-stop complaints are frequently filed.

A district official said, "Since public transportation is a sector closely related to residents' daily lives, we will continue to pursue new initiatives with careful attention and innovative thinking to achieve both safety and convenience."