Hwasun-gun to Expand 'Illegal Parking and Stopping Resident Reporting System' Starting Next Month on the 3rd

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 31st that the Illegal Parking and Stopping Resident Reporting System (hereinafter referred to as the Resident Reporting System) will be expanded to include school zones starting from the 3rd of next month.

The targets of the Resident Reporting System include ▲within 5 meters of an intersection corner ▲within 5 meters of a fire hydrant ▲within 10 meters of a bus stop ▲illegal parking and stopping at crosswalks (including stop lines), and now ▲elementary school child protection zones will be added.

The county has enforced a total of 764 cases through the Resident Reporting System this year (as of the 30th of last month).

Additionally, to create a safer traffic environment for children, the county plans to expand the Resident Reporting System and strengthen enforcement.

The operating hours for elementary school child protection zones are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays (the four major illegal parking and stopping resident reporting systems operate 24 hours).

Even parking for just one minute is subject to enforcement, so drivers need to be cautious.

Especially due to the nature of elementary school child protection zones, residents of neighborhoods around elementary schools and parents of elementary students must be even more careful when parking or stopping.

A county official stated, “Illegal parking and stopping is one of the causes of traffic accidents, but due to a lack of awareness, illegal parking and stopping has become a habitual practice. Through the Resident Reporting System, we aim to eradicate this wrong practice and establish the awareness that ‘illegal parking and stopping must not be done.’”

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