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Status and Improvement Plans for Sidewalk Safety Facilities (Barrier) in Child Protection Area

어린이보호구역 내 보도안전시설(방호울타리) 설치 현황 및 개선 방안

  • Bong-Chul Joo (Department of Structural Engineering Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • 주봉철 (한국건설기술연구원 구조연구본부)
  • Received : 2023.11.22
  • Accepted : 2023.12.18
  • Published : 2023.12.31

Abstract

Accidents involving deaths of children and pedestrians continue to occur in child protection zones, also known as school zones. Over the three years from 2019 to 2021, 11 child deaths occurred in school zones in Korea. In December 2022, a fatal accident occurred among an elementary school student in a school zone near an elementary school in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. In April 2023, an accident occurred in which an elementary school student died in a school zone near Seo-gu Middle School in Daejeon and an elementary school in Yeongdo-gu, Busan. Until recently, child deaths continued to occur on sidewalks in child protection zones. It is time to closely review the status of safety facilities installed in school zones and related regulations. We investigated and analyzed the current status of safety facilities and related regulations installed on sidewalks in child protection zones in Korea, and identified matters necessary for institutional improvement regarding safety facilities for sidewalks in child protection zones.

어린이보호구역 일명 스쿨존에서 어린이와 보행자 사망사고가 지속적으로 발생하고 있다. 2019부터 2021년까지 3년 동안 전국 스쿨존 내 어린이사망사고는 11건이나 발생했으며, 2022년 12월에도 서울특별시 강남구 초등학교 인근 스쿨존에서 초등학생 사망사고가 발생했고, 2023년 4월에도 대전광역시 서구 중학교 인근 스쿨존과 부산광역시 영도구 초등학교 인근 스쿨존에서 각각 초등학생이 사망하는 사고가 발생하는 등 최근까지도 어린이보호구역 내 보도에서 어린이 사망사고가 지속적으로 발생하고 있어, 스쿨존 내 설치된 안전시설 현황과 관련 규정에 대한 면밀한 검토가 필요한 시점이다. 국내 어린이보호구역 보도에 설치된 안전시설 현황과 관련 규정을 조사 ‧ 분석하고, 어린이보호구역 보도용 안전시설에 대한 제도개선 필요사항을 도출하였다.

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