Public Transportation Safety Key is 'Congestion'... Busan City Traffic Safety Management Meeting, "Comprehensive Manual Review and Introduction of Bus Alighting Tag System"

Jeong Imsu, Director of the Busan City Transportation Bureau, is presiding over the "Public Transportation Congestion Safety Management Measures Meeting" on the 7th, discussing ways to ensure citizens' safe use of public transportation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The keyword for public transportation is ‘congestion’!

On the afternoon of the 7th, Busan City held a ‘Public Transportation Congestion Safety Management Countermeasure Meeting’ to discuss ways for citizens to use public transportation safely.

At the meeting hosted by Busan City, related personnel from Busan Transportation Corporation and city and village bus transportation associations attended in relation to the Itaewon disaster accident to check the progress of safety assurance and seek ways to strengthen safety management together.

In the case of urban rail, when 180 people (150% of the seating capacity) board a single car with a capacity of 120 people, it is considered congested and requires crew management.

Busan City identified that the maximum momentary congestion rate during commuting hours is around 120%, and it is managed without major difficulties like in the metropolitan area.

For events where a temporary increase in congestion is expected, such as recent BTS concerts, measures include ▲deploying additional empty cars, ▲non-stop operation to alleviate congestion, and ▲a full re-inspection of related manuals including the already operating Busan Transportation Corporation’s ‘Operation Control On-site Action Manual’ to continuously maintain safety management.

City and village buses have low congestion on most routes except for some during commuting hours, and are currently managed safely without difficulties in boarding and alighting.

Busan City plans to introduce a mandatory alighting tag system in the second half of next year to collect real-time boarding information by tracking the number of passengers on buses, and provide congestion information inside buses to users through Bus Information Terminals (BIT) and smartphones.

Jeong Im-su, Director of the Busan City Transportation Bureau, said, “Protecting the safety of citizens using public transportation is the top priority of transportation policy, and thorough preparation is necessary,” adding, “Busan Transportation Corporation and city and village bus transportation associations should fully re-inspect congestion-related manuals and ensure passenger safety by educating crew members on how to respond during vehicle congestion.”

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