Hankook Tire Opens 'Driving School' for Underprivileged Children

Opening Ceremony Held at Daejeon Transportation Culture Training Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Hankook Tire & Technology (hereinafter Hankook Tire) announced on the 28th that it held an opening ceremony for the ‘Driving School’ for underprivileged children.

The opening ceremony was held the day before at the Daejeon Traffic Culture Training Center in Doryong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, attended by Kang Kyuhun, Director of the Daejeon Traffic Culture Training Center, Kim Youngtae, President of the Daejeon Volunteer Association, and Kim Sunwoo, Hankook Tire’s Executive Director of Culture.

The ‘Driving School’ was prepared to inform underprivileged children in traffic blind spots about proper traffic culture and to raise awareness of traffic safety through direct experience. It is also characterized by the collaboration of the Daejeon Traffic Culture Training Center, the Daejeon Volunteer Association, and Hankook Tire in preparing new content.

To open the Driving School, Hankook Tire supported the ‘Mobility Experience Zone’ and the ‘Tire Exhibition Zone.’ The ‘Mobility Experience Zone,’ held at an outdoor experience site, consists of a kart experience program. Before kart driving, participants receive traffic safety video education and quiz programs on traffic signals, as well as education on kart structure and driving methods. In particular, this zone offers a podium photo zone along with thrilling large photos of motorsports stadiums sponsored by Hankook Tire, allowing children to enjoy a realistic and exciting experience.

The ‘Tire Exhibition Zone’ utilizes the existing exhibition experience center to provide a space where visitors can directly see and understand exhibits covering the history, types, and structure of tires, including ‘raw materials used in tire manufacturing’ and ‘the present and future of tires.’

At the event, representatives from major social welfare facilities in the Daejeon area, such as Jahewon, Yeolmae Maeul House, and Husaengwon, attended to tour the children’s traffic safety-related facilities and directly experience the operating programs. Hankook Tire plans to further expand the experience opportunities by operating the Hankook Tire Sharing Foundation’s Tium Bus for children at social welfare facilities in the Daejeon area starting next month, in cooperation with the Daejeon Traffic Culture Training Center.

A Hankook Tire official said, “This project was promoted together with the Daejeon Tourism Organization and the Daejeon Volunteer Association to launch a social contribution project to improve children’s traffic safety awareness reflecting our core business characteristic of ‘mobility.’ We plan to continue various activities to grow together with the local community based on our core business model.”

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