Bucheon City Enforces Zero-Tolerance Illegal Parking and Stopping in School Zones... Fines Up to 130,000 KRW

Bucheon City and three police stations are jointly conducting a campaign to prohibit illegal parking and stopping in school zones.
[Photo by Bucheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province is launching a focused crackdown on illegal parking and stopping within school zones to ensure children's traffic safety and secure enjoyable school routes for the new semester.

The joint operation will be conducted by the city and three police stations targeting all 113 school zones. The focused enforcement hours are during school arrival time (07:00?09:00) and dismissal time (13:00?15:00).

During actual school hours affected by COVID-19, patrols will focus on habitual illegal parking areas and accident-prone vulnerable zones.

Particularly, enforcement will be intensified during dismissal time, when children's traffic accidents occur most frequently. Vehicles caught violating the rules will face a zero-tolerance policy, with fines imposed without exception and immediate towing if necessary.

Earlier on the 5th, the three police stations and the Green Mothers' Association jointly conducted a campaign to prohibit illegal parking and stopping in school zones.

They distributed cooperation notices to parents picking up their children after school and nearby citizens, actively promoting the fact that fines have been tripled.

According to the revised Road Traffic Act Enforcement Decree, from May 11, fines for illegal parking and stopping in school zones will increase from twice (80,000?90,000 KRW) to three times (120,000?130,000 KRW) compared to general roads.

Meanwhile, last year Bucheon City issued 17,824 guidance notices and 4,395 enforcement actions regarding school zones. Especially since June last year, following the strengthened Road Traffic Act, the city widely promoted the resident reporting system for illegal parking and stopping in elementary school zones, encouraging active citizen participation.

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