Yeongdeungpo-gu Installs 'Solar LED' Signboards for Youth Curfew Zones

Installation of LED Signboards at Four Entrances of 'Youth Curfew Zone' Around Yeongdeungpo Station... Enhancing Night Visibility with Youth-Friendly Wording and Design, Addressing Existing Issues... Joint Civil-Government-Police Inspections Conducted to Clean Up Harmful Environments for Youth

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) announced that it has installed solar-powered LED signboards within youth curfew zones in the area to ensure safe walking paths for teenagers.

Youth curfew zones restrict access for those under 19 years old 24 hours a day according to the Youth Protection Act, and related signboards are installed at entrances. Although metal signboards were installed in the youth curfew zones around Yeongdeungpo Station, they had the drawback of being difficult to identify at night.

Accordingly, the district installed new LED signboards with high visibility so that the curfew signs can be easily recognized even at night. Considering the characteristics and eye level of teenagers, the wording and design of the signboards were improved, and the cube-shaped three-sided structure was produced to address the limitations of the previous single-sided structure, which could be invisible depending on the location.

The LED signboards were installed at four main entrances of the youth curfew zones around Yeongjung-ro 3-gil to Yeongsin-ro 24-gil. By imprinting the dangers of these zones on teenagers, it is expected to enhance the prevention of delinquency, safety negligence, and various crimes, as well as secure nighttime walking safety.

In addition, the district is making efforts to clean up harmful environments for youth through the operation of the Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Team, which conducts regular nighttime patrols, guidance activities, and safe return home campaigns.

Especially before and after the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), when deviant behavior is more likely to occur, the district closely cooperated with the police and local organizations to conduct joint inspections focusing on areas around schools and entertainment districts dense with harmful businesses.

▲ Monitoring violations of the Youth Protection Act ▲ Returning wandering youth home and conducting protection and guidance activities ▲ Promoting awareness of the harms of smoking and drinking ▲ Conducting COVID-19 prevention campaigns in youth-dense areas, among other multifaceted efforts to protect youth safety and improve harmful environments.

The district plans to devote full efforts to creating safe and open streets through continuous maintenance and improvement projects in safety-vulnerable walking areas such as youth curfew and restricted zones.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We will thoroughly manage and maintain harmful environments so that teenagers, the future leaders, can grow up properly in a healthy environment,” and added, “We will do our best to make Yeongdeungpo a safe city where all residents can live well.”

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