Ansan City Steps Up School Zone Safety... All-Out Efforts to Prevent Child Traffic Accidents

The city of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Min-geun), announced on the 21st that it had conducted a "School Zone Child Traffic Safety Campaign" at Ansan Haesol Elementary School in Sangnok-gu during school commuting hours on the 20th.

On the 20th, Imingeun, Mayor of Ansan, conducted a "School Zone Children Traffic Safety Campaign" at Ansanhaesol Elementary School in Sangnok District during school hours. Provided by Ansan City

This campaign was organized to prevent traffic accidents involving children in school zones and to create a safe environment for students on their way to school. More than 80 participants, including Lee Min-geun, Mayor of Ansan, representatives from Ansan City, Sangnok Police Station, Ansan Office of Education, Ansan Haesol Elementary School, Sangnok Green Mothers’ Association, and the Model Drivers’ Association, took part in the event.

During the event, each participating organization promoted traffic safety in various ways. The Ansan Haesol Elementary School Student Council conducted a placard performance on "Observing Traffic Rules," delivering safety messages to their peers. The Sangnok Green Mothers’ Association drew drivers’ attention by using flags bearing the phrase "Observe the 30km/h speed limit in school zones."

Additionally, the Sangnok Police Station used the Podori and Posuni mascots to teach safe commuting practices at a child’s eye level, while Ansan City distributed keyrings featuring the character Hong-i, which was created under the theme "Ansan, a City of Traffic Safety," to raise awareness about traffic safety.

Lee Min-geun, Mayor of Ansan, stated, "Preventing child traffic accidents in advance is more important than anything else," adding, "We will continue to develop an environment where children can go to school safely by maintaining ongoing campaigns and education in cooperation with the local community."

Meanwhile, Ansan City continues its efforts to prevent child traffic accidents through ongoing campaigns as well as measures such as installing LED floor traffic lights at crosswalks, conducting safety inspections of traffic safety facilities around school routes, and intensifying crackdowns on illegal parking and stopping within school zones.

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