Main Road Vehicle Speed Limit 50 km/h... Full Implementation in Incheon City from October

Safe Speed 5030 Poster [Captured from Incheon Police Agency Website]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The 'Safe Speed 5030' policy, which limits vehicle speeds to 50 km/h on main roads and 30 km/h on side streets, will be implemented throughout Incheon starting this October.

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency recently held a Traffic Safety Facilities Review Committee meeting and announced on the 3rd that they decided to expand the Safe Speed 5030, currently in effect on some city roads, to the entire city by October this year.

However, the committee decided to maintain the current vehicle speed limits of 60 to 80 km/h on roads located on the outskirts of the city with frequent logistics transport, such as Incheon-daero, Aam-daero, Gonghang-ro, Bongsu-daero, and Sorae-ro.

Safe Speed 5030 is a policy that protects pedestrians by limiting vehicle speeds to 50 km/h or less on main urban roads with heavy pedestrian traffic (down from 60 km/h) and to 30 km/h on side streets densely populated with houses and elementary schools. The National Police Agency is promoting the expansion of this policy to urban areas nationwide by 2022.

Since October last year, the Incheon Police Agency has been conducting a pilot operation of Safe Speed 5030 around the city hall area in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu. As a result, traffic accident fatalities decreased by 33%, from 6 to 4, and traffic accidents dropped by 7%, from 1,302 to 1,209.

An official from the Incheon Police Agency stated, "In Incheon, where pedestrians account for more than 40% of annual fatal accidents, the establishment of Safe Speed 5030 will create a safer traffic environment."

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