Gwangju Seobu Fire Station Launches Fire Truck Right-of-Way Campaign

On the 10th, the Seobu Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it conducted a fire truck right-of-way promotion campaign around Yangdong Market.

This campaign was organized to guide and promote citizens' active cooperation and interest in yielding to fire trucks, emphasizing the importance of securing the golden time during disasters such as fires in traffic congestion areas and habitual illegal parking zones.

The right-of-way rules when a fire truck is dispatched are as follows: ▲ On general roads and one-lane one-way roads, temporarily stop at the rightmost edge ▲ At intersections, avoid the intersection and temporarily stop at the rightmost edge of the road ▲ On two-lane one-way roads, yield by moving to the second lane, and on three-lane one-way roads, yield by moving to the first and third lanes.

According to Article 21, Paragraph 3 of the Fire Services Act, failing to yield the right-of-way, cutting in front of a fire truck, blocking it, or any act that hinders its dispatch is subject to a fine of up to 1 million won.

Jo Ho-ik, the head of the Field Response 3 Division, stated, “Through this campaign, we hope citizens will maintain awareness of fire hazards and actively cooperate in yielding the way to fire trucks during dispatch.”

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