Leave Safe School Routes to Gyeongnam Police Agency!

March 2 to April 30, Gyeongnam Autonomous Police Committee and Children's Safety Measures Activities

Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Police Agency and the Gyeongnam Autonomous Police Committee will carry out child safety measures for the new semester from March 2 to April 30.

The Gyeongnam Police Agency will focus on traffic accident prevention and enforcement, facility inspection and improvement, and safety education and promotion in connection with the Autonomous Police Committee’s project to create a safe school commute route for children from home to school.

They plan to deploy the maximum available personnel, including traffic police, around school commute routes including child protection zones, and collaborate with the Office of Education, Green Mothers’ Association, and Model Drivers’ Association to guide children’s pedestrian safety and manage traffic during school commute hours.

They will strengthen visible enforcement of major traffic law violations that threaten children’s pedestrian safety during the vulnerable after-school hours, and actively educate and enforce against illegal parking and stopping that obstructs the visibility of pedestrians and drivers in cooperation with local governments.

The joint “Child School Bus Safety Inspection” by the police, Office of Education, local governments, and Korea Transportation Safety Authority, which began on the 14th ahead of the new semester, will continue until March 30, and the joint “Child Protection Zone Safety Facility Inspection” by the police, Autonomous Police Committee, local governments, Office of Education, and Korea Road Traffic Authority will be conducted until March 3.

They will also inspect for violations of safety regulations regarding unregistered operation of child school buses and confirmation of children boarding and alighting, covering all aspects of school bus vehicles.

Traffic safety facilities, road accessories, and unmanned enforcement equipment around 832 child protection zones in the province will also undergo joint inspections to identify and improve any necessary reinforcements.

Considering each school’s attendance schedule, educational and promotional activities such as traffic safety campaigns on the way to school and school visit traffic safety education will be conducted simultaneously.

Chief Lee Sang-ryul said, “I hope a child-centered traffic culture will quickly take root so that our children can travel safely anywhere.”

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