Dongdaemun-gu Challenges Zero Traffic Accidents in School Zones with Yellow Carpet Installation

Completed Installation of 9 Durable Sign Block-Type Yellow Carpets in School Zones...Continuous Expansion of Unmanned Enforcement Cameras and Speed Warning Signs to Ensure Pedestrian Safety in School Zones

Yellow Carpet Installed in Front of Sindap Elementary School

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Despite the enforcement of the so-called ‘Min-sik Law’ in March this year, which imposes strict penalties for traffic accidents in school zones, speeding within these zones continues unabated, raising concerns about the safety of child pedestrians.

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) has completed thorough preparations to ensure traffic safety in school zones in line with the full return to in-person classes at elementary schools starting on the 19th.

To create safe routes for children to walk to and from school, the district installed yellow carpets (sign blocks) at nine crosswalks in school zones where pedestrian safety is vulnerable.

A yellow carpet (yellow carpet, children’s crosswalk waiting area) is a traffic safety installation that marks the ground or walls in yellow to help children wait for the pedestrian signal before crossing and to make it easier for drivers to recognize them.

Instead of stickers or coating types that peel off or fade over time, the district introduced yellow carpets made of sign blocks, which offer excellent durability, vivid colors, and ease of maintenance. After a pilot installation in front of Jangpyeong Elementary School’s main gate last year, this year the district expanded the installation to nine locations including Sindap Elementary School and Dongdap Elementary School using municipal funds.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “In addition to the yellow carpets installed this time, we will continue to expand various traffic safety facilities such as unmanned speed enforcement cameras, solar-powered speed warning signs and traffic signs, runway-style crosswalk road markers, and traffic safety slogans. We ask residents to pay extra attention when driving near yellow carpets to achieve zero traffic accidents involving children in school zones.”

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