"Watch Out for Railroad Crossings" Now Your Navi Tells You

Korail Provides Roadside Railway Facility Guidance Service
on Major Navigation Apps

Seosomun Crosswalk, Jung-gu, Seoul

Users of major domestic navigation apps will soon receive driving caution alerts when approaching railroad crossings.

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 29th that it will provide the "Road-Adjacent Railroad Facility Safe Driving Guidance" service on major navigation apps starting from the 30th.

The "Road-Adjacent Railroad Facility Safe Driving Guidance" is a notification service that provides information such as "drive with caution" through navigation apps when vehicles pass railroad traffic facilities where railroads and roads intersect, such as crossings and grade-separated bridges.

When a vehicle crosses a railroad crossing, the driver is alerted to precautions such as "stop temporarily," and when large vehicles like trucks pass under railroad bridges, the service recommends safe detour routes suitable for the vehicle's height.

This service is available on T map, Kakao Navi, and Atlan (cargo-only) apps, and can be used by updating to the latest version or installing the app anew.

KORAIL signed a business agreement in April with three companies?T map Mobility, Kakao Mobility, and Mappers?to develop software utilizing data from over 800 railroad crossings and other railroad facilities nationwide.

The service was sequentially introduced and tested by each company over four months and has now been fully expanded.

Na Hee-seung, President of KORAIL, said, "Since most railroad crossing accidents are caused by driver negligence, we hope this guidance service will help establish proper driving habits such as temporary stops," adding, "We will continue to expand crossing safety facilities and conduct traffic safety campaigns in cooperation with related organizations."

Meanwhile, among 101 railroad crossing accidents that occurred over the past 10 years, 85 cases, accounting for 84%, were found to be caused by driver negligence such as ignoring stop signals.

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