Gangnam-gu Installs Wheel Chocks at 307 Sloped Parking Lots

Last Year's Full Survey Identified Parking Spaces with 'Accident Risk'... Slip Warning Signs to Be Installed at 60 Locations by June

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) will sequentially provide wheel chocks (car stoppers) free of charge to 307 designated parking spaces across 60 resident-priority parking lots on slopes within the district by June to prevent slipping accidents by securing vehicle wheels.

The district lends one set (2 pieces) of wheel chocks per parking space assignee free of charge. Unlike some other districts that place chocks in storage boxes or hang them on wires, this method facilitates easy vehicle storage and reduces concerns about loss or damage.

Previously, the district conducted a comprehensive survey of parking lots within the area over one year and selected parking lots on slopes with an incline of 15 degrees or more, which were judged to have a high risk of accidents.

This includes 200 spaces in Nonhyeon-dong and 43 in Cheongdam, 33 in Dogok, 12 in Daechi, 10 in Sinsa, and 9 in Samseong-dong.

The district has installed slip caution signs at 20 of these parking lots and plans to place 120 additional signs at 60 more locations in the first half of this year.

Meanwhile, following the enforcement of the revised Parking Lot Act (known as the Hajun Act) since June last year, it is mandatory to install anti-slip devices such as wheel chocks and slip caution signs in parking lots on slopes.

Hwang Gwan-ung, head of the Parking Management Division, said, “We are conducting prior guidance to increase the utilization of wheel chocks and eliminate safety management gaps. We will continue to survey parking lot conditions and take immediate action where accident risks are identified.”

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