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Seongdong-gu Promotes Bicycle Use Activation

Prevention of Safety Accidents through Bicycle Road Maintenance and Installation of Pictogram Sign Blocks over a 3.8km Section

Operation of Bicycle Rental Stations, Repair Centers, and Experience Learning Centers... Safe with Bicycle Insurance for Residents

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Wono) announced that it will actively begin the bicycle use activation project this year to enhance convenience for bicycle users and realize low-carbon green transportation.

The district has established the '2023 Bicycle Activation Implementation Plan,' focusing on ▲creating a pleasant bicycle use environment ▲establishing a convenient bicycle use infrastructure ▲spreading a safe bicycle use culture.

First, the bicycle roads will be comprehensively maintained, with designation and notification of seven previously undesignated routes, and to improve visibility on shared roads, sign blocks will be additionally installed over a 3.8km section. These are made with pictograms, which are easy-to-understand graphic symbols that indicate shared bicycle roads, helping to prevent safety accidents. Additionally, facilities will be improved through inspections of guide signs and road surface markings.

Next, bicycle convenience facilities such as racks and air pumps will be expanded mainly around major subway stations like Seongsu Station and Geumho Station. Last year, 148 bicycle racks and 6 air pumps were newly installed and maintained at locations with high bicycle demand such as Oksu Station, Eungbong Station, and public parking lots.

The bicycle rental stations located at Eungbong Station and Oksu Station allow anyone to rent bicycles for free even on weekends to enjoy riding. In particular, the bicycle repair center within the Oksu rental station provides bicycle inspection and repair services, and if users cover the cost of parts, they can also receive parts replacement services.

At the bicycle experience learning center located at Cheonggyecheon, safety theory and hands-on classes are operated for children aged six and older as well as adults. Additionally, daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary schools wishing to receive education can apply for the 'Visiting Bicycle Safety Class' to get on-site education on bicycle safety rules.

Furthermore, bicycle insurance for Seongdong-gu residents will continue to be operated. Since October 2017, the district has been running bicycle insurance, and residents registered and living in Seongdong-gu are automatically enrolled without any subscription procedures. Coverage includes 400,000 to 800,000 KRW per diagnosis for 4 to 8 weeks of treatment, 10 million KRW in case of death from a bicycle accident (excluding those under 15 years old), and up to 10 million KRW for permanent disability.

Jeong Wono, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, "We will continue to strive to create a safe and pleasant bicycle use environment that residents can feel."

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