Incheon Police Implement Child Traffic Safety Measures... Patrol Cars Deployed to 107 School Zones
Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 24th that it will implement a comprehensive traffic safety plan in school zones in collaboration with the Incheon Autonomous Police Committee to coincide with the start of the second semester of elementary school. This comprehensive child traffic safety measure was prepared in response to the increase in children's activities and overall traffic volume following the lifting of social distancing measures.
As a key initiative, patrol cars will be deployed to 107 elementary school zones in Incheon city during school commute hours to prevent accidents. Additionally, police motorcycles will be actively used to focus on cracking down on pedestrian protection obligations and signal violations that occur when vehicles make right turns at intersections near school routes, as well as violations of truck traffic restrictions.
Furthermore, enforcement will be conducted on major legal violations such as unregistered operation of children's school buses, failure to have accompanying guardians on board, and violations of special protection rules for children's school buses by general vehicles.
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The police will also visit educational facilities directly to provide traffic safety education to children. Along with this, to preemptively block factors causing child traffic accidents, traffic safety facilities in school zones will be improved during the vacation period. In particular, the newly introduced yellow crosswalks and surface markings at the start and end points of protection zones will be expanded.
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An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency urged, "Drivers should pay closer attention to the behavior of children on side streets and practice defensive driving to prepare for situations where children suddenly run onto the road. Especially during the afternoon hours when accidents frequently occur, extra caution while driving is necessary."
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