"Preventing Nighttime Road Construction Accidents" ... Introduction of LED Safety Lines and Speed Warning Devices

Seoul Facilities Corporation's Measures to Improve 'Safety Accidents and Social Distancing'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Facilities Corporation announced on the 14th that it will introduce and implement improvement measures for 'distancing from safety accidents' to prevent accidents caused by construction equipment or passing vehicles at nighttime road construction sites.

Most small-scale nighttime construction sites in urban areas are narrow and dark, increasing the risk of collision accidents as construction equipment and workers operate simultaneously. Additionally, due to the low traffic volume characteristic of nighttime roads, speeding vehicles can potentially lead to serious accidents.

The corporation will first install 'excavator approach prevention LED safety lines' at nighttime road construction sites to prevent collisions between excavators and workers, implementing distancing from construction equipment. This equipment attaches LED lights to the driver's blind spots on the left, right, and rear of the essential excavator equipment at construction sites, projecting safety lines onto the road surface with light to guide approach prevention.

The 'mobile speed warning device' measures and displays the speed of passing vehicles in real time, encouraging drivers to voluntarily slow down and drive safely during traffic control. Using high-performance radar, if a vehicle passing in front of the construction site exceeds the speed limit, a warning sound is emitted through a speaker, and the current driving speed is automatically flashed and warned.

These improvements have been pilot-installed at four nighttime road construction sites so far, including the streetlight upgrade construction site on Sinbanpo-ro. The corporation plans to expand this to all small-scale nighttime construction sites conducted by the corporation by the first half of next year. To help citizens and construction stakeholders understand, this content is also introduced through videos on the Seoul Facilities Corporation YouTube channel.

Cho Sung-il, Director of Seoul Facilities Corporation, said, "These improvements will significantly enhance the safety of small-scale nighttime construction sites," adding, "We will continue to do our best to improve inconveniences occurring at construction sites and ensure the safety of citizens and workers."

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