SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY OF CHILDREN’S COMMUTING ROUTES
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Ordinance is to promote the traffic safety on children's commuting routes by prescribing the matters necessary for protecting children from the risk of traffic accidents in protection areas for children designated pursuant to Article 12 of the Road Traffic Act and on the commuting routes.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The terms used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows: <Amended by Ordinance No. 6976, Jan. 3, 2019>
Article 3 (Responsibilities)
(1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") shall devise the policies necessary for the establishment and improvement of various facilities for children's traffic safety and for the preventive measures against children's traffic accidents.
Article 4 (Establishment of Master Plan)
(1) The Mayor shall establish a master plan, every five years, necessary for securing children's traffic safety while they commute to and from schools and prepare an annual implementation plan.
Article 5 (Fact-Finding Surveys)
The Mayor may annually conduct a fact-finding survey on traffic safety facilities and road appurtenances within protection areas for children and children's commuting routes and the matters necessary for improvement thereof, have the results of the fact-finding survey reflected in the master and implementation plans under Article 4 (1), and request the head of a Gu to provide the relevant data, if necessary.
Article 6 (Designation of Children's Commuting Routes)
(1) Where deemed necessary to protect children from the risks of traffic accidents, the Mayor may designate part of protection areas for children and roads around educational facilities as a children's commuting route, after thoroughly examining the traffic circumstances, effectiveness, etc of the relevant area.
Article 7 (Controling Vehicles in Protection Areas for Children)
To ensure that the practice of controlling vehicles in protection areas for children by each section and time of day takes root as soon as possible in accordance with Article 9 of the Rules concerning Designation and Management of the Protective Zone for Children, the Elderly and the Disabled, the Mayor may provide administrative and financial support through proactive consultation with the Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
Article 7-2 (Prohibition of Stopping and Parking in Protection Areas for Children)
(1) All drivers shall not stop or park within 10 meters from a crosswalk in a protection area for children.
Article 7-3 (Installation and Subsidization of Pedestrian Voice Guidance System)
(1) The Mayor may install pedestrian voice guidance systems in protection areas for children prone to traffic safety accidents, places near educational facilities, or roads where children are likely to cross at other than a crosswalk.
Article 8 (Safety Education for Children)
(1) Where it is necessary for children in educational facilities, the Mayor may conduct a traffic safety education for them.
Article 9 (Traffic Safety Instructor)
(1) The Mayor may recruit and operate a traffic safety instructor whose role is to protect children from various risks that may occur while children vulnerable to traffic safety accidents are commuting to and from schools.
Article 10 (Financial Support)
Concerning the matters provided in this Ordinance, the Mayor may financially support the relevant autonomous Gu, etc. within the budget.
Article 11 (Delegation of Authority)
The Mayor may perform part of the affairs prescribed in the provisions of this Ordinance through delegating it to the head of a Gu.
Article 12 (Enforcement Rules)
Matters necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribed by rule of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
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