Gyeongnam Police Agency Strengthens Child Protection by Installing 'Yellow Crosswalks'

At Least One per Elementary School, Total 72 Locations in the Province

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency plans to expand traffic infrastructure such as school zones to ensure children's safety.

The provincial police agency announced on the 25th that, in response to the recent nationwide increase in children's traffic accidents and the growing social consensus on securing children's safety, it will strengthen child protection measures within the province.

A yellow crosswalk has been installed in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

To this end, the policy of "at least one yellow crosswalk per elementary school" will be implemented.

One installation site per elementary school will be prioritized, and with the cooperation of cities and counties, a total of 72 locations will be established.

This is to prevent confusion among residents and to promote the policy swiftly in accordance with the enforcement of related laws.

Kim Byung-su, Chief of Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency (front), is inspecting the child protection zone around Wolyeong Elementary School in Changwon, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency]

Over the past two months, coinciding with the start of the school term, 1,146 old and damaged facilities were inspected and repaired.

In places where sidewalks and roadways are not separated, one-way traffic designation will be considered before installing sidewalks.

The scope of designated school zones will be expanded to secure safe routes to school, and safety facilities around schools will be proactively improved.

Measures include phased implementation of start/end point road markings, maintenance of necessary facilities at major child traffic accident sites, and utilization of the Gyeongnam Traffic Facility Solomon for field study groups, aiming to create a traffic environment where children can travel safely.

Kim Hyun-sik, head of the Traffic Division, said, "To improve the traffic environment suitable for school zones in the province, all related agencies of the traffic safety working group BeST one-team will join forces and do their best to prevent traffic accidents."

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