Seongdong-gu: 93.6% Satisfied with 'Our Children's Traffic Safety Guardians' on the Morning School Commute

175 guardians deployed at 20 elementary schools
More staff to be added next year, focusing on high-risk areas

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (District Chief Yoo Bohwa), found that 93.6% of respondents were satisfied with the school commute service provided by the “Our Children’s Traffic Safety Guardians,” deployed at every elementary school in the district. This was up 1.8 percentage points from last year.

District Chief Yu Bohwa is helping children get to school while serving as a one-day traffic safety guide in front of Majang Elementary School. Provided by Seongdong-gu.

Seongdong-gu announced on November 2 that it had reached this finding in a satisfaction survey conducted from October 2 to 14 among first- to third-grade students and their parents at 20 elementary schools in the district. Satisfaction with the service on the way home from school stood at 88.8%, up 1.9 percentage points.

Awareness of the program rose by 3.5 percentage points to 94.2% for the morning commute and by 3.2 percentage points to 89.5% for the trip home. Respondents gave positive reviews of the staff’s friendly greetings and proactive traffic guidance.

Traffic safety guardians guide children as they walk near crosswalks and in areas around schools where traffic accidents are more likely. In 2019, Seongdong-gu became the first district-level local government in the country to deploy guardians at every elementary school in its jurisdiction. Currently, 175 guardians work at 20 schools.

The district plans to strengthen job training for staff and, next year, review whether staffing levels are appropriate, focusing on intersections and accident-prone areas, and add staff where needed. It will adjust operating hours to account for each school’s dismissal times and after-school activities, and increase the provision of safety gear to protect staff during heat waves, cold snaps, and rain.

District Chief Yoo Bohwa said, “Traffic safety guardians are a key part of creating a commuting environment that keeps children safe and gives parents peace of mind. We will carefully reflect the voices of people on the ground.”

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