Gwangju Police Conduct Intensive Crackdown on Reckless and Violent Driving Behaviors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju police will intensively crack down on reckless and reckless driving that causes anxiety to citizens due to speeding and noise.

The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (Chief Choi Gwanho) announced on the 20th that it will conduct intensive crackdowns and planned investigations on nighttime reckless driving and joint dangerous acts, commonly known as "racing," on roads near Jisan Amusement Park in Dong-gu and the 4th Reservoir in Buk-gu until the end of this month.

Gwangju police plan to establish a cooperative system with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority and local governments, and during the intensive crackdown period, they will deploy not only traffic police officers and traffic crime investigation teams but also riot police personnel during vulnerable time periods every day.

They will crack down on groups engaging in speeding, reckless driving, joint dangerous acts, or illegal modification of mufflers and other devices to cause noise.

The main crackdown targets include violations of the Road Traffic Act such as signal violations, crossing the center line, reckless driving, and joint dangerous acts, as well as violations of the Automobile Management Act due to illegal structural modifications such as lighting devices and muffler alterations.

Before the intensive crackdown, the police completed an assessment of sections and time periods where reckless and reckless driving frequently occur through citizen reports and on-site inspections.

For violations such as reckless and reckless driving, in addition to on-site crackdowns, they will use mobile speed enforcement equipment and camcorders, and secure evidence through nearby CCTV to pursue and punish offenders thoroughly.

Additionally, to prevent violations and traffic accidents, they plan to actively promote the crackdown by posting banners at key points on roads where reckless and reckless driving frequently occur, and through TBN, media reports, and VMS.

Meanwhile, the number of reckless and retaliatory driving cases handled by Gwangju police reached 1,136 over the past three years (311 cases in 2017, 349 cases in 2018, and 476 cases in 2019).

A representative of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency said, "Reckless and reckless driving are clear criminal acts that cause major accidents and seriously threaten citizens' safety, so we will eradicate them through the intensive crackdown period," and added, "We ask drivers to actively report reckless and reckless driving with black box footage if witnessed."

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