Jeju Police Agency Special Crackdown to Strengthen Safety of Children's School Buses

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Police Agency will conduct intensive crackdowns on violations of special protection duties targeting drivers of children's school buses and others.

This measure is to raise awareness of the duty to protect children following a series of recent traffic accidents involving children's school buses.

The crackdown will be carried out for 52 days from the 7th to March 31st, focusing on 59 locations such as elementary schools and academy districts in the province, jointly led by the Jeju Autonomous Police Committee and the Autonomous Police Corps.

For school bus operators and drivers, compliance with obligations such as the mandatory presence of a guardian on board and confirming arrival at a safe location before departure after children disembark will be inspected.

General drivers will be monitored for violations of special protection duties, such as failure to temporarily stop or slow down when warning lights or similar devices are operating for children's boarding and alighting, and illegal overtaking of school buses.

Separately, a joint inspection team with related organizations will be formed to conduct special inspections of facilities operating children's school buses.

The inspection team will be composed of the Education Office and city authorities as hosts, along with the Jeju Police Agency, Autonomous Police Corps, and Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

They will focus on checking school bus registration and the mandatory presence of guardians on board, subscription to comprehensive insurance and completion of safety education (for operators, drivers, and guardians), as well as defects in alighting confirmation devices and seat belts.

There have been 56 traffic accidents involving children's school buses in the province over the past five years, and last year the number surged more than threefold compared to 2020.

Jeju = Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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