Hwaseong City Launches Full Operation of Taxi Safety Service

Hwaseong City's 'Hwaseong Call Taxi Safety Service' began full operation on the 29th.

With Hwaseong City's implementation of the 'Hwaseong Call Taxi Safety Service,' citizens including the elderly, women, and others are expected to use taxis with greater peace of mind, while also benefiting from enhanced crime prevention effects.

The taxi safety service allows users to register on the website (http://www.taxiansim.com), register their transportation card, and when using a taxi, have their boarding and alighting information and location data automatically transmitted free of charge to a designated guardian or contact person when the card is recognized on the terminal installed in the vehicle.

To use the service, users first register their transportation card and a designated guardian or specific contact on the safety service homepage. Upon boarding a safety taxi and tagging the registered card on the safety taxi cap installed inside the vehicle, pre-authorization is granted and vehicle and location information is transmitted to the registered mobile phone.

The guardian can check the family member's location, and if detailed information is desired, can view route information through a smartphone or the homepage. Upon arrival at the destination, when the driver presses the payment button, a receipt is printed and the alighting information is also sent via text message to the guardian.

Mayor Chae In-seok stated, "Given that taxis are substantially replacing public transportation services that are lacking relative to the city's external growth, we will do our best to improve taxi services so that citizens can use taxis with confidence," and expressed hope that "with the implementation of the Hwaseong Call Safety Service, citizens will be able to use taxis more conveniently and safely."

Meanwhile, the 'Hwaseong Call Taxi Safety Service' was selected as an outstanding project in the nationwide competition for leading projects in Local 3.0 held by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security on September 11th. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security has selected a project manager for the 'Hwaseong Call Taxi Safety Service,' designated as a leading project of the 'Local 3.0' initiative, to participate in consulting and project implementation, and it is expected to be disseminated to local governments across the nation in the future.