Yongin Special City held the 9th regular meeting of the Safety Culture Salon at the Yongin East Police Station on the 3rd and discussed school violence prevention activities and advanced traffic culture establishment plans. Heads of related organizations gathered together to discuss various measures for the safety of citizens and devised specific implementation plans for school violence prevention campaigns and establishment of basic traffic order.
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[Korean Today] Yongin Special City Mayor Lee Sang-il is giving his opinion at the regular meeting of the ‘9th Safety Culture Salon’ held at Yongin Dongbu Police Station on the 3rd. © Reporter Kim Na-yeon |
The meeting was attended by the heads of major local organizations, including Yongin Special City Mayor Lee Sang-il, Yongin Education Support Office Superintendent Kim Hee-jung, and Yongin Eastern Police Station Chief Kim Jong-gil. Before the meeting, the attendees held a moment of silence to mourn the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane crash.
The main agenda of the meeting was to revitalize the school violence prevention campaign ‘Pink Shirt Day’ and to establish basic traffic order, and to discuss ways for related organizations to cooperate to make Yongin City a safe city.
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[Korean Today] The 9th Safety Culture Salon meeting held at Yongin Dongbu Police Station on the 3rd © Reporter Na-yeon Kim |
Mayor Lee Sang-il said, “The plan to expand school violence prevention activities and traffic safety pilot operation areas proposed by Yongin Eastern Police Station is a very meaningful plan,” and added, “I hope that the model for establishing a culture of school violence prevention and traffic safety will start in Yongin and spread nationwide.”
In particular, this market explained that, in relation to traffic safety, “a traffic culture that prioritizes pedestrian safety is essential,” and that, “Yongin City has already designated the area from the Kimryangjang-dong Unification Park Intersection to the Yongin Intersection as a model street for basic traffic order and is currently installing STOP signs and promoting traffic rules.”
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[Korean Today] Commemorative photo of attendees of the 9th Safety Culture Salon in Yongin Special City © Reporter Na-yeon Kim |
Kim Jong-gil, the chief of Yongin Eastern Police Station, emphasized, “Last year, Mayor Lee Sang-il proposed a pedestrian-first campaign using STOP signs, which greatly increased citizens’ awareness of traffic safety,” and “We will further develop this campaign in cooperation with relevant organizations.”
In addition, it was agreed to promote the ‘Pink Shirt Day’ campaign twice in March and April with the participation of heads of relevant organizations to prevent school violence.
The mayor said about expanding traffic safety facilities, “We are installing smart crosswalks using AI technology, an automatic pedestrian signal extension system, and a right-turn vehicle warning system,” and “We will continue to secure as much budget as possible to prioritize citizen safety.”
At the meeting that day, awards were presented to five people who contributed to creating a safety culture and disaster management.
The ‘Safety Culture Salon’ is the first of its kind in the country, where the heads of local government agencies, including the city, police, fire department, and education office, regularly gather to discuss measures to ensure the safety of citizens. Starting with the first meeting in December 2023, it has achieved various results, including ▲subscribing to citizen safety insurance ▲installing rooftop evacuation facilities in apartments ▲safety management of slopes around schools.
Through this, Yongin Special City is playing a leading role in ensuring citizen safety by achieving numerous achievements including receiving the Presidential Citation for three consecutive years in the disaster management evaluation and being selected as an excellent safety-related organization.
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