Sejong-si to Immediately Crack Down on Illegal Parking in School Zones

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City will immediately crack down on illegally parked vehicles within children's protection zones in the area.

The city announced on the 14th that it will implement immediate enforcement starting in April to strengthen the crackdown on illegal parking and stopping within children's protection zones.

The immediate enforcement reflects the amendment to the Road Traffic Act in October 2020, which completely prohibits parking and stopping within children's protection zones, and will be fully implemented after administrative notice.

First, considering the purpose of strengthening children's traffic safety policies, the city will change the grace period for illegal parking enforcement via internal CCTV and vehicle monitoring from 10 minutes to 1 minute exclusively within children's protection zones.

However, immediate enforcement within children's protection zones will have an educational period until next month, taking into account the prolonged COVID-19 situation, after which fines will be imposed.

Lee Sang-ok, head of the city's Traffic Policy Division, said, "We will manage the strengthened crackdown on illegal parking within children's protection zones to help protect the safety of local children," and added, "We ask for citizens' cooperation to prevent children's traffic accidents."

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