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Have you ever seen a ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ light displayed at the turnstile when riding the subway?
Depending on the type of ticket, the electronic sound you hear at the ticket gate also varies.
These are devices that distinguish between regular tickets and free-ride tickets, but they seem to need improvement as there is a risk of human rights violations.
This is reporter Jeong Hyeon-woo’s report.
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When a passenger holding a cane passes through the subway station turnstile, a ‘yellow’ light comes on at the bottom.
As another passenger enters, this time a ‘red’ light is displayed.
These are all passengers who have used a ‘preferential ticket’ that allows them to ride for free. Yellow indicates ‘disabled’ and red indicates ‘elderly’ preferential ticket users.
“When you go through the turnstile using a regular ticket, no color appears on the LED.
“There is a clear difference from the preferential treatment used by the disabled and the elderly.”
[70대 노인 : 주변에서 구분하기가 딱 쉽잖아요. 이 사람은 늙었구나…. 대중 속에서 평등하게 있으려면 그런 구분은 안 나오는 게 좋지 않나….]
There is also a difference in the ‘notification sound’ when the ticket gate reader recognizes the preferential ticket.
In normal riding, the ‘beep’ sound is heard only once.
If you use a preferential ticket for the disabled or the elderly, it will beep twice.
This applies to all Seoul subway lines from Line 1 to Line 8.
[정다운 / 전국장애인차별철폐연대 정책실장 : 민감 정보의 측면도 있겠죠, 드러내고 싶지 않은 정보 등…. 원하지 않는 정보가 드러나는 것은 차별이죠.]
In addition, since last June, at 10 stations including Seoul Station, which has a lot of passengers, a separate voice guidance has been provided for preferential tickets for senior citizens as a pilot project.
“take care of yourself.”
Not only will your personal information be exposed against your will, but the uncomfortable gaze that you are riding for free is also a burden.
[70대 노인 : 세금 도둑이라고 생각할 수 있잖아요? 그러니까 눈치를 보는 거죠. 그런 시각을 피하면 좋겠다는 생각이 들고, 그러다 보니까 위축되면서도….]
The Seoul Transportation Corporation explains that this is a desperate measure to crack down on the theft of preferential tickets, that is, illegal free riding.
However, the number of cases of illegal riding has increased by 30% compared to five years ago and is not decreasing.
This is why there is criticism as to whether there is a real preventive effect.
[유의동 / 국민의힘 의원(국회 정무위) : 개인 정보는 자기 결정권에 의해서 공개하는 것이 마땅하다고 생각합니다. 따라서 권익위는 이 부분에 대한 점을 각 부처에 권고하는 것이 마땅하다고 생각합니다.]
Amid criticism that it is a human rights violation and administratively convenient system, an alternative appears to be needed.
This is YTN Jeong Hyeon-woo.
Camera reporter: Kang Young-gwan and Han Sang-won
Graphics;Woo Hee-seok
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2023-10-18 21:12:00
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