Hagwon Shuttle Vehicles Patrolling Alleyways Fill Safety Blind Spots
Hagwon shuttle vehicles traveling throughout the city will be utilized as safety guardians. When hazards are discovered during operations, police will respond immediately upon report.
Gwangmyeong City signed a memorandum of understanding with Mayor Park Seung-won, Gwangmyeong Police Chief Shim Bo-young, and Gwangmyeong Hagwon Association President Lee Yun-geun at the city hall conference room on the 30th to operate ‘Our Neighborhood Safe Patrol Vehicles’ for crime prevention in the community.
The initiative aims to leverage the characteristics of hagwon vehicles that routinely travel throughout neighborhoods to assist students with their commutes to and from school, thereby reducing safety blind spots in the area and establishing a robust safety network through public-private-police cooperation.
Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seung-won stated, “Through close cooperation between the public, private sector, and police, we will carefully examine hazards throughout our neighborhoods and establish a comprehensive safety network that protects our citizens' daily lives.”
Under the agreement, the Gwangmyeong Hagwon Association will affix ‘Our Neighborhood Safe Patrol Vehicle’ magnetic stickers to hagwon vehicles and establish a system for reporting hazards discovered during regular operations.
The Gwangmyeong Police Service will support community policing activities by conducting crime prevention education for hagwon vehicle drivers, sharing information on crime-vulnerable areas, and establishing a reporting system.
Gwangmyeong Police Chief Shim Bo-young stated, “We anticipate that hagwon vehicles will serve as the eyes and ears of our neighborhoods to contribute to crime prevention,” and added, “We will maintain a system capable of rapid response to dangerous situations to protect citizen safety.”
Gwangmyeong Hagwon Association President Lee Yun-geun stated, “We will actively cooperate so that hagwon vehicles can serve as watchguards monitoring community safety, going beyond their role as mere transportation.”