Yang Il-ok, Gwangju Buk-gu Council Member, Urges Improvement of Child Safety Zone Environment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Yang Il-ok, a member of the Buk-gu Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Unam 1, 2, 3-dong, Dongnim-dong), urged the expansion of safety facilities and environmental improvements within the child protection zones during the 2020 administrative audit on the 25th.

Within Buk-gu, a total of 169 locations have been designated as child protection zones, including 47 elementary schools, 37 attached kindergartens, 36 kindergartens, 46 daycare centers, 2 special schools, and 1 foreign school.

According to the Road Traffic Act, facilities such as ▲road surface markings and signs ▲protective fences ▲signal, speed, and enforcement cameras ▲speed bumps ▲and anti-slip measures must be installed within child protection zones.

Councilor Yang pointed out, “Only the 47 elementary schools in Buk-gu are properly equipped with adequate facilities, while the remaining 122 locations, including kindergartens and daycare centers, lack proper safety facilities.”

He continued, “In the case of accidents within the Unam-dong child protection zone, although it is designated as a child protection zone, even local residents have difficulty recognizing it as such due to poor visibility,” emphasizing, “Environmental improvements are necessary so that anyone in the community can immediately recognize this area as a child protection zone.”

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