Gyeonggi Province to Eradicate Dangerous City Bus Driving... Introduces Big Data-Based Safety Management

Gyeonggi Province Partners with Korea Transportation Safety Authority

Utilizing DTG Data to Prevent City Bus Accidents under the Public Management System

Real-Time Analysis of Sudden Braking and Acceleration

Gyeonggi Province is launching a project to precisely analyze dangerous driving habits on city buses, such as sudden acceleration and sudden braking, in order to proactively prevent public transportation safety accidents.

Gyeonggi Province signed a business agreement with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority on the 10th for the "Gyeonggi Province Public Management System Safe Driving Support Project." Provided by Gyeonggi Province

On April 10, Gyeonggi Province signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority for the 'Gyeonggi Province Public Management System Safe Driving Support Project.' The province plans to pilot a data-driven safe driving management system for city buses under the public management system in the second half of this year.

To fundamentally address dangerous city bus driving behaviors such as speeding and frequent sudden lane changes, Gyeonggi Province is promoting a plan to integrate the Korea Transportation Safety Authority's extensive digital tachograph (DTG) data analytics with the province's internal systems.

The new system will record and analyze a total of 11 risky driving behaviors captured by the digital tachograph, including rapid acceleration, sudden braking, speeding, and abrupt lane changes. Based on the collected data, the province will objectively grade and visualize the safe driving levels by driver, vehicle, and route, and provide this information directly to transport companies and their employees.

By the second half of this year, the province aims to complete the development and pilot operation of the system, creating a management environment where each driver can check their own driving habits and independently practice safe driving.

Gyeonggi Province expects that the safe driving management system will not only strengthen the safety net but also deliver the added benefit of improving operational efficiency for bus services. Systematic safe driving reduces unnecessary fuel consumption and generates tangible financial savings, such as lower insurance premiums due to fewer accidents.

In addition, the province plans to incorporate the resulting safe driving grades into future bus service evaluations and establish a thorough follow-up system, including safety training and customized coaching based on these assessments.

Yoon Taewan, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Transportation Bureau, said, "Through this agreement, we will establish an advanced city bus safety management system that utilizes transportation safety and mobility big data. We are committed to ensuring the right to safe mobility on city buses without compromise and to fostering a sound culture of public transportation safety throughout the province."

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