Songpa-gu Installs 'Glass Bead Reflective Curbs' in Children's Protection Zones

Songpa-gu, First in the Nation! Installation of ‘Glass Bead Reflective Curbs’ in School Zones

Enhancing Visibility at Night and During Rain to Strengthen Children's Traffic Safety

Installation of Songpa-type Glass Bead Reflective (High Luminance) Curbs in School Zones Around Five Elementary Schools in Songpa-gu

Improving Visibility and Promoting Safe Driving... Expected to Prevent Children's Traffic Accidents

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, “We Will Take the Lead in Protecting Children's Traffic Safety on Their Way to and from School”

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that it will be the first in the nation to install ‘glass bead reflective (high luminance) curbs’ in school zones around elementary schools within the district to enhance children's traffic safety by making it easier for drivers to recognize school zones at a glance.

Mayor Seo stated, “With the recent increase in unfortunate traffic accidents in school zones, a red light has been lit for children's pedestrian safety. In response, Songpa-gu plans to install ‘Songpa-type glass bead reflective curbs’ in school zones to secure drivers' visibility even at night or during rain, encouraging safe driving and managing these zones to become safer places.”

The existing yellow plastic covers installed on school zone boundary curbs have problems such as being easily damaged by minor impacts due to their material characteristics, reduced retroreflective performance at night and during rain leading to poor visibility, and high installation costs.

Accordingly, the district devised a plan to introduce glass bead reflective curbs, which are highly durable, have excellent visibility even at night and in adverse weather conditions, and are about 23% cheaper to install. This plan will be implemented for the first time nationwide by installing the 「Songpa-type Glass Bead Reflective (High Luminance) Curbs」 in school zones around five elementary schools including Samjeon Elementary School within the district.

Seogang-seok, Mayor of Songpa District, is conducting a 'Children's Traffic Safety Campaign' in front of Seokchon Elementary School on March 28.

The ‘Songpa-type Glass Bead Reflective (High Luminance) Curbs’ are installed by engraving design phrases such as ‘School Zone’ or ‘No Parking’ on the existing sidewalk curbs within school zones and then coating the surface with high luminance glass bead reflective materials.

According to retroreflective performance tests conducted by the Korea Conformity Laboratories, the glass bead reflective material shows about twice the retroreflective performance compared to existing facilities and also addresses the slipperiness of curb surfaces during rain, which was a problem with previous curbs.

The district expects that the glass bead curbs will enhance visibility by reflecting vehicle headlights, thereby promoting safe driving in school zones. Furthermore, through continuous monitoring, the installation will be expanded to sidewalk curbs in other school zones within the district.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “The ‘Songpa-type Glass Bead Reflective Curbs’ are the first of their kind introduced nationwide by Songpa-gu. This initiative reduces costs and encourages safe driving, and we expect it to have a ripple effect on other cities and provinces. Creating a safe traffic environment for children requires everyone's attention and effort. Songpa-gu will take the lead in protecting children's traffic safety.”

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