Paju-si, Joint Safety Inspection of Children's School Buses in the Second Half of This Year

Paju Police Station and Korea Transportation Safety Authority Joint Government Departments Meeting

Paju City conducted a joint safety inspection of children's school buses for the second half of this year on the 20th.

On the 20th, Paju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it conducted the '2024 Second Half Joint Inspection of Children's School Buses' in collaboration with the Paju Police Station and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority at the Paju Stadium parking lot to create a safe commuting environment for infants and toddlers using daycare centers.

The government joint inspection of children's school buses is conducted twice a year, in the first and second halves, to ensure that daycare center school bus operators and drivers comply with relevant laws and regulations to operate the school buses safely.

This second half joint inspection targeted four daycare center school buses that had not undergone inspection to ensure the stable operation of newly registered daycare center school buses in 2024 and to prevent vehicle safety accidents.

The main inspection items included ▲whether all seats' seat belts are properly fastened ▲children protection indicator lights and emergency lights ▲height of the boarding door and auxiliary footrest ▲and the device confirming children's disembarkation.

According to the inspection results, minor violations due to lack of knowledge of regulations will be encouraged to be voluntarily corrected or corrected immediately on-site, while serious violations will be dealt with according to relevant laws.

Lee Myung-hee, Director of the Childcare and Child Department, said, “We will continuously inspect and guide to prevent children's school bus safety accidents and create a safe commuting environment.”

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