Jeonnam Police Promote Strengthened Traffic Safety Measures in Child Protection Zones

Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency building exterior

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 24th that, in accordance with the revised Road Traffic Act to be enforced from the 25th, which primarily involves installing unmanned enforcement equipment and pedestrian crossing signals on roads within school zones first, it will undertake traffic safety activities and facility improvements within school zones.

To this end, this year, unmanned traffic enforcement equipment and signals will be installed in school zones within the jurisdiction at locations with high risk of traffic accidents, with 167 unmanned traffic enforcement devices and 107 signals to be installed. Traffic safety facilities will continue to be expanded until 2022.

Additionally, school zones currently operating with speed limits above 40 km/h will have their speed limits adjusted to 30 km/h, and flashing signals during daytime hours will be discontinued in school zones with frequent child pedestrian traffic.

Furthermore, in collaboration with the provincial Office of Education, the revised law will be actively promoted through pop-up windows on elementary school websites and home correspondence letters. Police officers will be deployed during school start and dismissal times according to the elementary school schedule to conduct focused enforcement against violations such as speeding and signal violations.

Moreover, to ensure the safety of children's school buses, joint inspections of school bus operation facilities will be conducted by local governments, education support offices, and related agencies.

A representative of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency stated, “We will do our best to secure safe commuting routes for students,” and added, “As legal penalties for traffic accidents within school zones have been strengthened, we ask drivers to exercise special caution and drive safely.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.