Gwangju City Urges Caution for This Month's Daily Safety Accidents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City has urged special caution regarding traffic accidents on the return journey during this month's Chuseok holiday and bee stings during grave-cleaning activities.

According to Gwangju City on the 1st, a total of 45 traffic accidents occurred in Gwangju during last year's Chuseok holiday period, resulting in 63 injuries.

The accidents were evenly distributed over the four-day holiday, with 24 cases (53%) identified as caused by failure to drive safely.

In particular, many rear-end collisions occurred due to traffic congestion on the way home, so special attention must be paid to maintaining vehicle distance.

Everyone must wear seat belts in all seats, use child car seats for infants, conduct pre-vehicle inspections, rotate drivers by section, and avoid drowsy driving to prevent accidents.

Also, in September, an average of five typhoons occur annually, with about one affecting South Korea.

During typhoon forecasts, avoid going out, keep doors and windows tightly closed to prevent movement, and firmly secure objects such as signboards that may fly away to thoroughly prepare against human casualties.

Along with this, caution is needed for bee stings during grave visits.

According to statistics from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, over the past five years (2015?2019), a total of 68,603 patients received hospital treatment for bee stings (an annual average of 13,721), with an average of 7,471 patients occurring in August and September, accounting for more than half (53%) of bee sting incidents throughout the year.

Especially, August to September is the bee breeding season when their population increases, and bees react sensitively even to small human actions, which can quickly lead to accidents. Therefore, special care must be taken not to disturb beehives during grave-cleaning or visits.

Kim Seong-hak, the city’s Safety Policy Officer, said, “We will do our best to protect the precious safety of citizens by focusing on managing disaster safety accidents that are likely to occur in September in cooperation with each department and autonomous districts.” He added, “We hope citizens will also strictly follow COVID-19 personal quarantine rules and pay attention to safety accidents that are likely to occur in September by learning the action guidelines in advance and actively preparing.”

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