Gimcheon City Adds One More 'Special Transportation Vehicle' for Mobility-Impaired... Total Now 10 Vehicles

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] On the 27th, Gimcheon City in Gyeongbuk held a special transportation vehicle delivery ceremony attended by Mayor Kim Choong-seop, City Council Chairman Lee Woo-cheong, Park Hee-man, President of the Gyeongbuk Disabled Persons Association Gimcheon Branch, and about 20 others.

Gimcheon City started with 3 special transportation vehicles in 2014, the first year of introduction, and increased the number by 2 in 2016, 2 in 2017, 2 in 2019, and 1 this year. Using these vehicles, they have provided about 35,000 services to transportation-vulnerable people over the past three years.

Special transportation vehicles are part of a support project based on the "Act on the Promotion of Convenience for Transportation Vulnerable Persons." Eligible users include severely disabled persons, elderly people aged 65 or older who have difficulty using public transportation, pregnant women, and patients temporarily using wheelchairs.

Mayor Kim Choong-seop said, "I hope that the additional introduction of special transportation vehicles will help improve the mobility convenience of transportation-vulnerable people," and added, "We will continue to make efforts to build a transportation welfare society and 'Happy Together Haengbok Gimcheon' through continuous interest and expansion of infrastructure."

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