"Hurt Somebody to Catch Illegal Advertising"
To stop reckless posting of illegal advertising materials, brutal accidents continue to occur when people get hurt after bumping into one of the rough boards installed on telephone and light poles to prevent posting ads in the center of the city.
What is more, the boards have lost their practical application since they cannot entirely stop attaching advertisements. In addition, a point is made that the boards actually detract from the beauty of the city because the colors are dark and dull.
Some Lee (57) is suffering from a severe cut on her hand after she hit an advertisement prevention board on a telephone pole, to avoid people passing by, at the Nam Bu Driver License Examination Center in Yong Ho Dong, Nam Gu several days ago. The area is narrow with a two to three meter wide sidewalk, which is crowded with people walking around due to a great moving population. The place has never stopped having accidents because the boards are stuck on just about every single light and telegraph pole.
Lee said, "Accidents frequently happen, like students get clothes torn by scraping against a board or drunken people get hurt on their head after bumping into one. They are sharp and hard on the surfaces sticking out, and they hurt people. I know for sure that it is important to stop advertising materials, but isn't it more important to consider pedestrian safety?"
In the case of the Nam district office, it installed approximately 950 prevention boards along the streets within its jurisdiction, investing approximately seventy million won starting from 2005. It is smoothly operating for now and the office plans to expand the areas in the future. The situation applies to the most other self-governing districts in the Busan region.
Officers at the Nam district office said, "We have installed the present prevention boards to stop any illegal commercial materials after considering durability, functionality and economic efficiency. However, the office will thoroughly investigate proper measures by taking safety, views of the city and others into consideration in the future."
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