Gwangju City Strengthens Fines for Illegal Parking and Stopping Violations in Child Protection Zones

Guidance Period This Month... Fines of 80,000 to 90,000 KRW Imposed for Violations Starting August 3

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 5th that it will strengthen fines starting next month to prevent safety accidents caused by illegal parking and stopping in school zones.

The existing fine of 40,000 KRW for illegal parking will be increased to 80,000 KRW for passenger cars and 90,000 KRW for vans when violated within school zones. After an advisory period until the end of this month, the new fines will be fully enforced starting from the 3rd of next month.

The fines will be imposed on vehicles illegally parked or stopped within 157 school zones in the city.

Gwangju City added school zones to the list of illegal parking areas, which already included four major illegal parking zones?fire hydrants, intersection corners, bus stops, and crosswalk surroundings?to prevent safety accidents caused by illegal parking and to strengthen children's traffic safety. This initiative has been in operation since April last year.

In addition, to ensure thorough enforcement, Gwangju City has implemented a resident reporting system for illegal parking in school zones starting from the 29th of last month.

The resident reporting system allows fines to be imposed based on reports from residents without the need for enforcement by local government officials. Any citizen can report using an app from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays).

To report, users should launch the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Safe Report app, set the violation type to ‘5 major illegal parking violations,’ select ‘school zone’ as the violation category, and upload at least two photos clearly showing the violation area and vehicle license plate of the illegally parked vehicle in front of an elementary school main gate road.

Park Gap-su, head of the city’s Traffic Policy Division, said, “Since the enforcement of the Min-sik Act in March, the importance of traffic safety in school zones has been further emphasized. We are expanding traffic safety facilities such as installing unmanned enforcement cameras and strengthening enforcement.” He added, “We ask citizens to cooperate actively by refraining from illegal parking in school zones and reporting violations to create a safe walking environment and protect children’s lives.”

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