Jeonnam Police Operate Mobile Enforcement Booths... Traffic Accident Deaths Decrease for 3 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 11th that the operation of mobile enforcement booths over the past year has been analyzed to have a high effect on preventing traffic accidents, including a decrease in traffic accident fatalities.

Last year, due to concerns about COVID-19 infection, face-to-face enforcement became difficult, so enforcement activities were mainly conducted non-face-to-face using enforcement equipment. However, there were limitations in preventing traffic accidents across the wide Jeonnam area with a small number of traffic police personnel.

Moreover, due to the characteristics of Jeonnam roads with low vehicle traffic volume, there were many speeding vehicles, and the risk of death in the event of a traffic accident was very high.

Accordingly, the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency produced and operated 112 mobile enforcement booths to improve these issues.

In particular, the booths were installed at accident-prone locations, and enforcement was strengthened against high-risk violations such as speeding, signal violations, and reckless driving using camcorders and speed enforcement cameras.

Flash winkers (small warning lights) were installed on the enforcement booths and operated as alert devices to notify drivers of accident-prone areas at night. As a result, the number of traffic accident fatalities in Jeonnam last year was 281, a decrease of 14 (4.7%) compared to 2019 (295), achieving a decrease for three consecutive years.

A representative of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency stated, “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation this year as well, we plan to operate the mobile enforcement booths mainly at accident-prone locations,” adding, “We will do our best to prevent traffic accidents.”

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