Installation of Speed Cameras at 15 Elementary Schools in Gangdong-gu

Promoting Zero Traffic Accidents in School Zones by Creating Safe School Routes

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) is installing speed enforcement cameras in elementary school child protection zones to provide a safe walking environment for children.

Since the Road Traffic Act (commonly known as the 'Min-sik Act'), which limits vehicle speeds to 30 km/h or less within child protection zones, was enforced last March, Gangdong-gu is prioritizing the installation of speed enforcement cameras in child protection zones such as roads around elementary schools to ensure safe commutes without traffic accidents.

The district invested 520 million KRW of national funds to complete the installation of speed enforcement cameras in 15 elementary school child protection zones, including Gomyung Elementary School and Sinmyeong Elementary School.

The newly installed speed enforcement cameras will undergo acceptance inspections and pilot operations by the Korea Road Traffic Authority and are scheduled to be fully operational from January next year. It is expected that these cameras will help prevent speeding in advance and reduce traffic accidents in front of schools.

Additionally, in the second half of the year, the district plans to install additional enforcement cameras in 12 child protection zones, including elementary schools without cameras, aiming to install speed enforcement cameras at 25 elementary schools in the area to ensure the walking safety of children.

Along with this, the district will also maintain traffic safety facilities such as installing protective fences along children's commuting routes, security CCTV and yellow carpets, and replacing LED signs to lead efforts toward zero traffic accidents in child protection zones.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, stated, “To create safe commuting routes for children, we plan to continuously promote projects to improve traffic safety facilities along with installing speed enforcement cameras in child protection zones. We ask for cooperation in safe driving so that our children can attend school safely.”

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