Gyeongju City Sees 44% Decrease in Traffic Accident Deaths Over 3 Years... "Customized Policies for Vulnerable Road Users"

2018: 45 People → 2019: 34 People → 2020: 25 People

The photo shows the traffic accident reduction campaign held in April last year.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The number of traffic accident fatalities in the Gyeongju area has decreased by 44% over the past three years.

According to Gyeongju City and the Gyeongju Police Station on the 7th, the number of traffic accident fatalities within Gyeongju city, excluding highway accidents, was 45 in 2018, 34 in 2019, and 25 in 2020. This represents a decrease of approximately 44.44% over the past three years.

The city of Gyeongju explained that this significant reduction in fatalities is the result of implementing customized traffic policies for vulnerable road users such as children and the elderly, in cooperation with the Gyeongju Police Station.

Gyeongju City has focused on improving facilities in school zones to ensure safe routes for children going to and from school, including installing yellow traffic lights at crosswalks near elementary schools. To secure the safety of elderly pedestrians, high-intensity LED floodlights have been installed at major local crosswalks to reduce pedestrian fatalities.

Gyeongju City and the police station have been implementing the 'Safe Speed 5030' facility improvement project since last month, which lowers speed limits to 50 km/h on 17 main arterial roads and to 30 km/h on side streets, aiming to establish a pedestrian-centered traffic system.

Ko Hyun-gwan, head of the Traffic Administration Division of Gyeongju City, stated, "We plan to carry out more proactive and bold traffic administration with the goal of reducing the number of traffic accident fatalities to the teens starting next year."

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