Yangcheon-gu Installs Smart Crosswalks Around Pedestrian Crossings in Children's Protection Zones

Automatic Detection of Illegal Parking and Stopping Vehicles Linked to Fine Imposition... Vehicle Numbers of Crosswalk Stop Line Violators Displayed on Electronic Boards to Raise Awareness

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) is promoting the 'Smart Crosswalk for Immediate Enforcement of Illegal Parking in School Zones' project targeting four elementary school school zones (children protection zones) in the area.

Yangcheon-gu conceived this project to ensure traffic safety in children protection zones and applied for the 'Smart City Service Demonstration Support Project Contest' conducted by the Seoul Digital Foundation in March, ultimately being selected.

The planned installation sites are four locations including Sinmok Elementary School in Sinjeong 2-dong and Singang Elementary School in Sinwol 2-dong. Specific installation locations were selected through consultations with elementary school officials and the police station, and construction is scheduled to be completed in the second half of this year.

The smart crosswalk immediately enforces illegal parking around crosswalks within children protection zones to secure pedestrians' visibility, prevent traffic accidents, and encourage vehicles to comply with crosswalk stop lines to prevent speeding.

The main functions of the smart crosswalk include ▲immediate enforcement of illegally parked vehicles around crosswalks ▲display of license plate numbers of vehicles violating stop lines on electronic display boards ▲audio guidance for pedestrian signals and warning broadcasts for jaywalking ▲nighttime safety logo light promotions.

By installing intelligent CCTV and LED electronic display boards at crosswalks, illegally parked vehicles around crosswalks are detected in real time and fines are automatically imposed. Vehicles violating crosswalk stop lines have their license plate numbers displayed on electronic boards installed ahead, raising awareness of traffic safety in children protection zones.

Additionally, if pedestrians cross the crosswalk during a red signal, an announcement guides them to step back beyond the safety line, and if they violate the signal and jaywalk, a warning broadcast is issued.

At night, a 'nighttime safety logo light' is installed that projects guidance phrases such as compliance with crosswalk signals onto the ground in pedestrian waiting areas with light, encouraging safe walking.

According to a district official, while other local governments have begun introducing smart crosswalks as part of smart city projects recently, Yangcheon-gu is distinguished by the automatic imposition of fines linked to illegal parking around crosswalks.

Mayor Kim Soo-young said, “We expect this smart crosswalk construction project utilizing advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution to greatly contribute to creating safe school routes for children.”

For more details, contact the Innovation City Planning Office (☎2620-3456).

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