Gwangyang-si Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Parking and Stopping on School Commute Routes

August 20 to September 20, 114 Child Protection Zones

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 13th that from the 20th of this month to September 20th, in accordance with the Ministry of Education's policy for full in-person attendance in the second semester, it will intensively crack down on illegally parked vehicles in school zones and other children's protection areas to strengthen traffic safety and secure safe school routes, aiming to prevent traffic accidents during school commute hours.

The city has designated 114 children's protection zones (28 elementary schools, 86 daycare centers and kindergartens), with 19 fixed CCTV cameras installed and monitoring conducted from 08:00 to 19:00.

Mobile vehicle CCTV operates from 09:00 to 18:00, and especially, the children's protection zones in front of elementary school main gates are areas where residents can report violations via the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Safe Report smartphone app from 08:00 to 20:00.

Since May 11 of this year, due to amendments to the Road Traffic Act, to protect and prevent children under 13 years old from traffic accidents, children's protection zones designated around kindergartens, daycare centers, academies or sports facilities, and elementary schools impose a fine of 120,000 KRW (based on passenger cars), which is three times higher than for general vehicles.

Traffic accidents in children's protection zones mainly occur during school commute hours. The high accident rate is due not only to children's sudden actions caused by distracted attention but also to the difficulty in securing visibility due to illegally parked vehicles, which greatly increases the risk of accidents.

Park Yang-gyun, head of the Traffic Division, stated, “We will intensively crack down on illegally parked vehicles in children's protection zones around schools during the start of the semester to prevent traffic accidents involving children on their way to and from school and to establish proper parking order.”

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