Nam-gu to Install 'Speed and Enforcement CCTV' in 19 School Zones This Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) has decided to install speed and enforcement CCTV cameras at 19 school zones in front of elementary schools in the district ahead of the full implementation of the partial amendment to the so-called ‘Minsik-i Act,’ which mandates the installation of traffic lights and speed enforcement cameras in school zones.

Nam-gu announced on the 19th that, with the full enforcement of the Minsik-i Act starting next month on the 25th, it has recently completed the installation of speed and enforcement CCTV cameras at 9 school zones within Nam-gu.

The locations where speed and enforcement CCTV cameras were installed in school zones this time include areas near Baegun Elementary School, as well as Nongsung Elementary School, Bangnim Elementary School, Hakgang Elementary School, Jinnam Elementary School, Jobong Elementary School, Hyodeok Elementary School, Bongseon Elementary School, and Jeseok Elementary School.

To install speed and enforcement CCTV cameras in these locations, Nam-gu conducted a joint inspection last August with the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, the Southern Police Station, and the Korea Road Traffic Authority.

Additionally, in the second half of this year, speed and enforcement CCTV cameras are expected to be installed at 10 more school zones within the district.

Once the installation work is completed in the second half of the year, the total number of speed and enforcement CCTV cameras in school zones within Nam-gu will increase to 25, including the 15 locations where cameras were previously installed (with 9 recently added).

A Nam-gu official stated, “There are 23 elementary schools in the district, and we plan to complete the installation of speed and enforcement CCTV cameras in all school zones in front of elementary schools within this year. We will accelerate efforts to create a safe city so that children can commute to and from school safely.”

Meanwhile, starting from the 25th of next month, when the Minsik-i Act is enforced, penalties will be strengthened for accidents occurring in school zones, with imprisonment from 1 year to 15 years or fines ranging from 5 million to 30 million won. In cases where a child dies due to driver negligence, the punishment will be imprisonment for at least 3 years up to life imprisonment.

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