Over 1.36 Million Speeding Violations Caught in School Zones This Year... Fines Also on the Rise

Han Byung-do, member of the Democratic Party of Korea.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Last year, the number of speed violation enforcement cases in school zones reached 1,367,887, averaging 3,747 cases per day.

According to data submitted by the National Police Agency to Han Byung-do, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, the number of speed violation enforcement cases in school zones in 2020 was 1,367,887, more than four times the 325,234 cases recorded in 2017.

The annual number of speed violation enforcement cases in school zones was 325,234 in 2017, 853,503 in 2018, 1,250,072 in 2019, and 1,367,887 in 2020. Up to June this year, 958,825 cases were recorded, totaling 4,755,521 cases over the past five years.

Accordingly, the amount of fines imposed has also increased year by year, rising from 23.732 billion KRW in 2017 to 62.11 billion KRW in 2018, 90.052 billion KRW in 2019, and 98.227 billion KRW in 2020. Notably, in the first half of this year alone, 68.653 billion KRW was recorded, confirming that a total of 342.765 billion KRW in fines has been imposed over the past five years.

As of last year, the number of speed violations in school zones by city and province nationwide was highest in Gyeonggi-do with 378,702 cases and fines amounting to 26.991 billion KRW. This was followed by Daegu with 181,370 cases and 12.983 billion KRW, Seoul with 160,323 cases and 11.48 billion KRW, Gyeongnam with 98,359 cases and 6.987 billion KRW, and Incheon with 92,483 cases and 6.624 billion KRW.

Furthermore, the number of unmanned enforcement devices installed in school zones has increased annually, with 118 units in 2017, 254 in 2018, 236 in 2019, 566 in 2020, and 1,339 newly installed by June 2021, operating a total of 2,769 units nationwide.

Assemblyman Han emphasized, "The safe speed in school zones is directly related to children's safety and must be strictly observed," adding, "It is time to implement strong awareness improvement measures to ensure drivers comply with safe speeds."

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