Police Agency to Launch Pilot Project for Yellow Crosswalks in Child Protection Zones
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The National Police Agency announced on the 1st that it will conduct a pilot project to change the color of crosswalks in school zones from white to yellow to prevent traffic accidents involving children. The police explained that this measure aims to help drivers recognize school zones more clearly.
According to the police, the pilot project will be carried out by seven provincial police agencies in Daegu, Incheon, Northern Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Jeonnam, and Gyeongnam in cooperation with local governments. Yellow crosswalks will be installed in 12 school zones and operated for three months to evaluate visibility and effectiveness. The National Police Agency, together with the Road Traffic Authority, plans to analyze the compliance rates of vehicle stops and pedestrian crosswalk usage before and after the introduction of yellow crosswalks.
A National Police Agency official stated, "Crosswalks are the only places on the road where pedestrians are guaranteed safety, but situations where pedestrians feel threatened occur frequently," adding, "We hope that yellow crosswalks will enable drivers to recognize school zones more clearly." Among OECD member countries, Switzerland, which has the lowest traffic accident fatalities, applies yellow to all crosswalks nationwide, and the United States also installs and operates yellow crosswalks in school zones.
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The National Police Agency also plans to expand the pilot operation of yellow no-parking zones (Yellow Zone) from Seoul and Chungbuk to provincial police agencies nationwide. No-parking zones, installed to prevent habitual queue-jumping at intersections during rush hours, are originally white, but yellow is applied in pilot areas. Yellow no-parking zones were first introduced in the UK in 1967 and are currently in use in most European countries, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and others.
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