Police Crack Down on Over 80,000 Motorcycle Traffic Violations... Death Toll Decreases

Increase in COVID-19 Motorcycle Accidents
Active Use of Non-Face-to-Face Enforcement Methods Like Camcorders
71 Deaths in July-August...14.5% Decrease

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] As a result of the police conducting intensive crackdowns on motorcycle traffic violations during July and August, the number of motorcycle traffic accident fatalities during this period decreased by 14.5% compared to last year.

Considering that motorcycle accidents had been increasing due to the surge in delivery demand caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), this is a significant achievement.

According to the National Police Agency on the 13th, the police carried out intensive crackdowns on motorcycle traffic violations over the two months of July and August, detecting a total of 87,381 illegal acts. This represents a 42.2% increase compared to the same period last year.

In particular, a non-contact enforcement method using camcorders was actively utilized to prevent COVID-19 infection. In fact, motorcycle crackdowns using camcorders during July and August last year amounted to only 4,139 cases, but this time it increased more than fivefold to 27,881 cases. Additionally, public reports of motorcycle traffic violations also rose significantly to 29,517 cases.

Thanks to these proactive crackdowns, both the number of motorcycle traffic accidents and casualties during this period decreased. There were 3,784 motorcycle traffic accidents in July and August this year, 126 fewer than last year. The number of fatalities also decreased by 14.5% to 71.

However, considering that the total number of motorcycle traffic accident fatalities from January to August this year increased by 6.3% compared to the previous year, the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plan to continuously implement safety measures such as crackdowns, education, and publicity.

The National Police Agency and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated, “This Chuseok, delivery services are expected to be more frequent than in previous years due to COVID-19,” and added, “Along with the efforts of delivery drivers and the industry for safe driving, we ask consumers for patience and consideration.”

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