Despite the 'Min-sik Law', Illegal Parking in School Zones Persists... Reaching 110,000 Cases in One Year

Only 12% Installation Rate of Unmanned Illegal Parking Enforcement Equipment in School Zones
Assemblyman Han Byung-do: "Local Governments Should Increase Installation of Illegal Parking Cameras to Show Active Enforcement Willingness"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] From the end of June last year to the end of August this year, the number of nationwide reports of illegal parking in school zones reached 110,000 within one year.

According to the National Assembly audit data submitted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Han Byung-do, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea on the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, despite the enforcement of the Min-sik Act, an average of about 8,300 illegal parking reports per month were recorded in school zones nationwide.

Out of the 116,862 reported cases, fines were imposed on 59,828 cases. The region with the highest fine imposition rate compared to reports was Sejong (73.6%), followed by Jeonnam (67.1%), Daejeon (63.1%), Gwangju (58.6%), and Busan (57.6%).

Additionally, the region with the highest number of reports nationwide was Gyeonggi with 42,313 cases, followed by Seoul with 11,484 cases. In contrast, Sejong had the fewest reports with 508 cases.

Meanwhile, as of the end of last year, the installation rate of unmanned illegal parking enforcement equipment in 16,896 school zones nationwide was only 12%. This is about half the installation rate of unmanned traffic enforcement equipment (signal violation and speed enforcement), which stands at 21%. If 1,150 illegal parking enforcement devices and 5,529 unmanned traffic enforcement devices are additionally installed by the end of this year, the installation rates are expected to reach 19% and 53%, respectively.

Representative Han pointed out, “To prevent accidents in school zones, not only must safe speeds be observed, but illegal parking must also be eradicated,” and emphasized, “Local governments should not rely solely on resident reports but should increase the installation of illegal parking enforcement cameras to demonstrate a proactive enforcement commitment.”

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