As Random Crimes Increase... Yongsan-gu Installs 'Safety Bell' 안내기 at Village Bus Stops

Linking Safety Bell and 112 Situation Room for Rapid Response in Emergencies
Reviewing Additional Installations After Analyzing Crime Prevention Effectiveness

Yongsan-gu has become the first district in Seoul to install safety bell bus information displays at three village bus stops. Provided by Yongsan-gu.

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Park Hee-young) announced on the 6th that it has installed ‘Safe Bell Bus Information Terminals (BIT)’ equipped with a 112 emergency call function at three village bus stops, including Haebangchon Five-way Intersection, where bus arrival information was not previously displayed.

The Safe Bell Bus Information Terminal is a device that attaches a safety bell to the bus information terminal and links it with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s 112 Integrated Security Situation Room, enabling emergency reporting. When the bell is pressed, location information is automatically transmitted, and two-way communication is possible, allowing the local police station to dispatch officers immediately in case of an emergency.

At village bus-only stops, the distribution rate of bus information terminals is low, and elderly passengers who are not familiar with operating electronic devices often end up waiting for the village bus without information. The district installed the terminals at stops with high boarding and alighting traffic and frequent 112 emergency calls, including Haebangchon Five-way Intersection stop, Exit 5 of Sookdae Station, and Hyochang Park Station stop.

The district plans to increase the number of installations by comprehensively assessing the crime prevention effects and public response to the Safe Bell Bus Information Terminals.

Meanwhile, in March, the district became the first in Seoul to install safe bells at 10 city bus stops. Safe bells are also installed and operated at five Yongsan-type Smart Shelters.

District Mayor Park Hee-young stated, “Recently, abnormal motive crimes have once again made us anxious. In addition to the Safe Bell Bus Information Terminals, we will seek ways to build a dense safety network within the community.”

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