Changwon City Provides Transportation Cards When Elderly Drivers Return Their Driver's Licenses

Returned by 2,152 People So Far, 100,000 Won Transportation Card Provided

Poster for voluntary surrender of driver's licenses by elderly drivers and transportation fare payment. (Photo by Changwon City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that the number of elderly drivers voluntarily surrendering their driver's licenses, promoted in accordance with the enforcement of the "Ordinance on the Prevention of Traffic Accidents for Elderly Drivers in Changwon City" in May, has exceeded 2,000.

The voluntary surrender support for elderly drivers is a system where elderly individuals aged 70 or older who voluntarily return their driver's licenses under the Road Traffic Act and receive a driver's license cancellation are given a transportation card loaded with 100,000 KRW in transportation expenses, limited to one time.

According to the city, as of the end of last year, there were 26,535 license holders aged 70 or older, and by the end of this month, a total of 2,152 elderly drivers have surrendered their licenses and received transportation cards.

The procedure requires elderly drivers aged 70 or older holding a license to first visit the responsible police station in person to return their driver's license and obtain a driver's license cancellation decision notice.

Afterwards, they must visit the district office's Economic Transportation Division and the Eup/Myeon/Dong Administrative Welfare Center to submit the driver's license cancellation decision notice along with the transportation card issuance application form to receive a transportation card worth 100,000 KRW.

Choi Young-cheol, Director of the Safety, Construction, and Transportation Bureau, stated, "Through continuous promotion, we aim to create a social atmosphere that encourages elderly drivers to voluntarily surrender their driver's licenses, and through this, we expect to contribute to creating a safe urban environment for seniors from traffic accidents."

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