Last Year, 246 Traffic Accident Deaths in Seoul... Average 0.67 per Day

Seoul City, 2.4 People per 100,000 Population
19.1% Decrease Compared to Previous Year
Lowered to 1.8 Level in 2021
Expanded Implementation of 'Safe Speed 5030'

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The number of traffic accident fatalities in Seoul last year was tentatively counted at 246. This is the lowest figure in 50 years of statistics since the counting began in the 1970s, representing a decrease of 58 people (19.1%) compared to the previous year.

Seoul City announced on the 16th that the tentative count of traffic accident fatalities last year averaged 0.67 deaths per day. The number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles was 0.78. The death rate per 100,000 population was recorded at 2.4.

The number of traffic accident fatalities in Seoul has been steadily decreasing, with plans to reduce the death rate to 2.1 per 100,000 population by 2020 and to 1.8 by 2021.

To achieve this, Seoul City will expand the "Safe Speed 5030" policy citywide, which lowers the vehicle speed limit to 50 km/h on main roads and standardizes it to 30 km/h on side streets, aiming to reduce pedestrian traffic accident fatalities that account for more than half of all traffic deaths.

To reduce jaywalking, more than 30 crosswalks will be expanded or installed annually, focusing on areas inconvenient for pedestrians, and no-jaywalking facilities will be installed at locations where crosswalk installation is difficult.

For children's traffic safety, speed enforcement cameras will be gradually installed at all elementary schools, sidewalks will be constructed at 16 elementary schools without sidewalks on school routes by utilizing school grounds, and traffic safety instructors will be assigned to 234 elementary schools. Additionally, traffic safety education for the elderly will continue to be implemented.

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