Seoul City Launches Special Crackdown on Illegal Parking in School Zones for 2nd Semester: "Zero Tolerance for Violators"

Seoul City Strengthens Enforcement of Parking Violations in Child Protection Zones through Close Cooperation with Autonomous Districts and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 2nd that it will conduct a special crackdown on illegal parking and stopping in school zones for 10 days from the 6th to the 17th to create a safe route to and from school without traffic accidents for the second semester opening.

This special crackdown targeting 1,750 school zones is being promoted through close cooperation between Seoul City, the 25 autonomous districts, and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, focusing intensively on high-risk times for accidents during school arrival hours (8 a.m. to 10 a.m.) and dismissal hours (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.). For the special crackdown on illegal parking and stopping in school zones, 65 teams consisting of 160 enforcement officers from the city and autonomous districts will conduct inspections mainly in areas where illegal parking and stopping violations have frequently occurred.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will conduct intensive enforcement of traffic law violations during school commute hours, impose fines on violating vehicles, and strengthen patrol activities by each local police station. For vehicles violating parking and stopping regulations caught during the intensive crackdown, a zero-tolerance policy without exceptions will be applied, imposing parking violation fines and towing immediately if necessary.

Seoul City conducted three special crackdowns on school zones this year, issuing a total of 24,423 parking violation tickets. Despite the parking violation fines being tripled compared to general roads as of May 11, violations still occur, and continuous special crackdowns will be carried out.

In addition to this special crackdown, Seoul City will conduct ongoing enforcement over the remaining four months to maintain zero traffic accident fatalities in school zones for two consecutive years and reduce the number of traffic accidents. Strong enforcement measures such as immediate crackdown and towing without exceptions will be taken against violating vehicles.

Baek Ho, Director of Urban Transportation at Seoul City, said, “Despite the tripling of fines for school zone violations, illegal parking and stopping vehicles continue to appear, so Seoul City will continue to enforce crackdowns on violating vehicles in close cooperation with autonomous districts and the police.” He added, “Since a zero-tolerance policy will be strictly enforced against illegal parking and stopping, we ask for the active cooperation of citizens to create a safe route to and from school.”

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