Seoul Police Special Crackdown on Signal Violations and Illegal Parking in Child Protection Zones

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 1st that it will conduct a special crackdown on traffic violations within school zones until the 30th of next month to mark the new school semester.

Students are going to school at an elementary school in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

The main targets of the crackdown are ▲signal violations ▲failure to stop at crosswalks without traffic signals ▲illegal parking and stopping ▲failure to ensure safety when children get off school buses and absence of accompanying guardians. To carry out this crackdown, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has formed school zone enforcement teams consisting of 2 to 4 officers at each local police station. Patrols during dismissal hours will be intensified, and enforcement will be conducted using camcorders and mobile enforcement equipment. Additionally, joint crackdowns on illegal parking around elementary schools will be conducted in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and local districts.

To improve the pedestrian environment, the police plan to install yellow traffic lights, dark red anti-slip pavement, and reinforce speed bumps so that drivers can easily recognize school zones and slow down. For 19 elementary schools in Seoul without unmanned enforcement cameras, the police will cooperate with the city to promote early installation of these devices. A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official stated, "We plan to strengthen facility inspections and enforcement activities to ensure children can safely attend school," and urged drivers to slow down within school zones.

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