More than half of the traffic accidents experienced by elementary school students while walking occurred at 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Special attention is required for after-school traffic safety of elementary school students in the new semester in spring.
The National Police Agency and the Road Traffic Authority announced on the 28th that more than half (51.5%) of all pedestrian casualties in elementary school students occurred between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. after analyzing the characteristics of pedestrian traffic accidents in elementary school students over the past five years (2016-20). In particular, it was most concentrated in the 4-6 p.m. (27.5%) section
The lower grade, the higher the incidence of casualties. 61.7% occurred in the lower grades (1st to 3rd grades), of which 22.1% occurred the highest incidence in the first grade. As grades such as second graders (20.8%) and third graders (18.8%), the incidence of casualties decreased and then fell to 11.7% in the sixth grade.
Provided by the National Police Agency and the Road Traffic Authority.
As for the location of the accident, 69% of the pedestrian casualties of elementary school students occurred while crossing the road. Among them, 40.4% were casualties caused by jaywalking. In addition, 13.1% (1602) of pedestrian casualties in elementary school students occurred in child protection areas.
The National Police Agency will push for traffic safety measures for children in the new semester in cooperation with related agencies due to concerns over an increase in traffic accidents as children’s activities increase due to the opening of school in March. During the school hours in March, police, model drivers, and green mothers will be intensively deployed in the child protection zone to manage and guide traffic. It will also focus on traffic violations that can cause accidents such as traffic violations, speeding, and violation of pedestrian protection obligations.
Cho Jae-hyung, head of the National Police Agency’s traffic safety division, said, “Low grades of elementary school are not familiar with road crossing and lack of coping with dangerous situations, so continuous education and guidance on safety walking are needed at school and home. “As children’s activities increase in the new semester, drivers should be extra careful,” he said.